Agree the Internet provides the perfect forum for cyberbullies, individuals whose aim is to gain gratification from the hopes of distress caused by provoking and tormenting others. The anonymity, ease of provocation, and almost infinite source of targets means the Internet is full of predators.
Cyberbullies get a perverse sense of satisfaction (called gratification) from their actions designed to inflame and enrage.
If you respond in any way that is emotional or lets them know that they are getting to you and are able to make you upset it only encourages the cyber bully.
Remember, bullies often suffer from low self-esteem and they want to feel better about themselves. Instead of doing something positive or succeeding at something or making a new friend a bully has learned to make themselves feel better by controlling, abusing and tearing down others. This gives them a sense of control and power they don't have in their lives. Most bullies are actually quite weak and the same is true of cyber bullies.
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