User blog comment:XxMineCraftGamerGirlxx/Why on earth do people bully?/@comment-29218121-20160912020043

As a guy who used to be a bully in elementary school (and middle school, kinda), it's just cause you don't understand a person/don't like something about them and don't know how to handle those feelings.

I used to pick on almost every kid I thought of as "smart" because I was a terrible student and I got jealous. I didn't know they had their own problems in life to deal with and just thought they were born lucky and didn't deserve it. So I was getting back at them for making me look like an idiot, in my own idiotic logic.

Other time was when I had a crush on a guy and didn't realize it and I just couldn't figure out why I felt weird around him but also couldn't stand to not be near him. Got angry because I couldn't make sense of it all, blamed him, and then harassed him through most of middle school.

If it helps, most bullies get their comeuppance internally, at the very least. They either realize what horrible people they were and beat themselves up over it, or they just live their lives confused and empty.

I ain't justifying it; I was utter scum and I hate myself for it, but keep that in mind before you go with "Bullies bully because they like watching people getting hurt and heartbroken." Yeah, kinda, but like, there's more to it than that.