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Laser Eyes on 14/5/2007 at 05:07

Wow. This guy was bullied at school and now according to his mother, "He just locks himself in his room playing PlayStation games." Talk about gamers being antisocial.

(http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/14/1178995042035.html)

ercles on 14/5/2007 at 05:32

Jesus christ I realise that some sympathy is required for bullying at school, but this is fucking ridiculous. I'm not quite sure being throttled at one point during your childhood prevents you from "knowing the satisfaction of employment". Being a complete social retard can do that, but I'm not sure you should get paid to be one.

I was bullied at school, so are tons of kids. It sucked balls and I hated it, but I seem to have survived (then again maybe I have some supressed memories waiting around the corner for a midlife crisis). The best way to enjoy adulthood is to leave your room and meet people!

duckman on 14/5/2007 at 05:35

According to the article he hated school work and he didn't do well at home-school either. Obviously bullying wasn't the only factor affecting this guy's life. You shouldn't be rewarded for being lazy. Social anxiety or depression wouldn't affect his "schooling" so horribly that he couldn't do it, otherwise he should be on meds.

37637598 on 14/5/2007 at 06:11

lazy mom

Rogue Keeper on 14/5/2007 at 07:59

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anxiety disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

This is a pretty serious combination which screws a mind forever. You psychologists just envy him the money. I'm curious how he was being bullied in the first place though, there isn't bullying like bullying.

Quote Posted by Laser Eyes

antisocial.

You meant asocial. Murderers, robbers and thieves are antisocial.

ercles on 14/5/2007 at 09:49

Seeing as we are giving out free english definitions here, dictionary.com defines antisocial as (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antisocial) -adjective 1. unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
2. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing; threatening: an antisocial act.
3. opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted: antisocial behavior.
4. Psychiatry. of or pertaining to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.
-noun 5. a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
and asocial as (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/asocial) 1. not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
2. indifferent to or averse to conforming to conventional standards of behavior.
3. inconsiderate of others; selfish; egocentric.

It pretty much speaks for itself. And I don't envy him the money because it means he's just going to end up being even more of a sad loser who spends heaps on computer games. If he had to try and break bread he would be forced to go outside.

Although this may very readily be a case of a severe mental disorder, there does seem to be a very worrying trend towards the overdiagnosis of mental disorders, take for example ADD/ADHD in young children.

EDIT: Just cause you kill someone/steal something in no way makes you antisocial, you could be the friendliest guy ever and still be a crim. Look at chopper for chrissake :P

Jeshibu on 14/5/2007 at 10:05

In Japan, they have (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori) a word for this kind of thing.

I don't think any other country sees this as often as Japan, thankfully.

Rogue Keeper on 14/5/2007 at 11:43

Quote Posted by ercles

antisocial vs. asocial

Instead of general dictionaries you could look up some medical definitions of personality disorders.

(http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829)
(http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829/DSECTION=2)

Schizoid and Avoidant personality disorders are sometimes called asocial, because the patient is refraining from having social contact, not because he is necessarily committing antisocial acts. Antisocial (Sociopathic) disorder can feature an asocial personality, but far from all avoidants and schizoids are notorious antisocial killers or burglars!

fett on 14/5/2007 at 13:40

I'm really involved in my kid's elementary school as part of a dad's program and the place has zero tolerance for bullying. First offense is suspension, second offense is expulsion. This is school district policy. The idea is that although kids do need to learn how to deal with conflict on their own sometimes, when it comes to constant physical or verbal intimidation, it interferes with the educational process which is the main goal of the institution. I heartedly agree.

On the other hand, this guy just seems like a fat lazy slob who needs to have his ass kicked a few more times. And his mom. Anytime someone wants government money because 'he didn't like the work' needs to spend a few days digging ditches or cleaning toilets. How hard is the work in high school really? Lazy.:tsktsk:

Rogue Keeper on 14/5/2007 at 13:50

I don't see anybody blaming the court for their decision so far. :laff:

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When she complained about the school's inaction, she said a Department of Education officer told her "bullying builds character".

See, bullies become ministers.