I'd also argue as someone thats experienced schooling more recently than many other Lemmy users, the methodology of bullying has changed. My parents always told stories of being physically assaulted by other kids as a form of bullying. My experience was being falsely reported for all sorts of crimes, funnily enough only to the school and never to actual authorities who could properly prove my innocence. Being accused of having and sharing drugs as well as death threats over anonymous messaging platforms is still most definitely bullying, though the style of violence and persuasion have changed.

very different social media but I recently got banned from Instagram and the reason they provided was me evading a ban, meanwhile I had ONE account 6 years ago that lurked and followed family members and AFAIK hasn't been banned

i can't tell if youre trolling throughout your political comments or not

I'm so glad to hear that this is something actually being thought about. It hurts extra because I know that the cases of false reports will then take resources away from cases that may be urgent. I don't intend to dump emotional info but I genuinely feel that this affected my self-concept as a whole and still have an issue with presuming my own guilt. I'm still trying to take my time to build my own concept from reality and not the false reality others tried to impart on me. It sucks because these systems of believing reporters are of course better than ignorance. However, if we continue with this route of handling justice it will turn to case-by-case deliberation, which can be extremely difficult and then harmful biases can come into play.

how does this affect how/where you work or gain an income?

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One time in my freshman year of highschool I was biking to school at the start of the school year. I drove past a dense line of trees and AT LEAST 3 wasps all latched onto my leg closest to the trees and tried repeatedly stinging me. Luckily I was wearing thick enough pants that they couldn't get through. Texas wasps are fucked.