Is Bullying Worse These Days?

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I just saw on Facebook where a girl at a junior high that I present to every year or so is apparently in a coma fighting for her life.

It doesn't say much and nothing showed up in any searches (I'm guessing because she's under 18), but people on the Facebook status are commenting on how bullying is so terrible.

Is it worse these days because of social media and whatever?

I feel like one kid making fun of another kid on social media just opens the door for other kids to make fun of them to join in with what's "cool" and the current thing.

Back when we were kids, kids making fun of each other was normal.

Some kids were worse than others to girls (especially) or boys that they considered fat or ugly, but I can't remember anyone in the area killing themselves for it.

Is it so much worse because everyone sees it on social media or are kids just not emotionally strong enough to handle things?