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Okay guys, so I want to talk about bullying.

For me, back when I was in grade two, I was bullied.

This one person made most of the year just miserable.

One day he just decided to torment me.

I think he wanted to just drive a wedge between me and a friend.

The worst part was we used to be really good friends.

We were like really really close.

And then he just became randomly evil. So one day we were friends and then the next day he just

flipped and he just became a jerk so what's up with that like why do people just become bullies?

And it's not just me, bullying is everywhere.

I looked into some of the statistics and it's not looking good for us guys

at least one in three students in Canada have reported being bullied recently

and the rate of discrimination experienced by students who identify LGBT-plus is three times higher than heterosexual students.

And girls are more likely to be bullied on the internet than boys.

What's up with that guys? And the worst part is that this stuff doesn't end as you grow up.

40% of Canadian workers experience bowling on a weekly basis.

But why? Like, why are these numbers so high?

Is there some sort of evolutionary, societal, or biological purpose to it?

Is it something in our brains, something that we've been born with?

What is the scientific reason for bullying?

Tye asks why.

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