You're example is not the same. It would be more like what if every door you walked through no matter where, you got punched? That is a better analogy. However, you are right in that people need to rise above it. And while I agree that the world is a cruel place, I also think it is important to point out that cruel people are very good at selecting their victims and becoming relentless in their taunting and harassment. Think of it like this: what if I decided that I didn't like you. And I would start by finding every post you've made on this forum and then commenting something negative or detrimental on those posts. Then I use your gamertag to find out your social media profliles (believe me it is very easy to do) and then I harass you on every social media account you have. Then I use your social media information to harass you in real life. It isn't about just rising above the harassment. It is about something needing to be done to prevent people from doing this. To make the point clearer, this happened to me with xbox live when I first got my xbox live account. I played a lot of call of duty modern warfare and one guy decided that he didn't like me for whatever reason and so he started to send me harassing messages. Then he found my facebook profile (which I keep private) and was able to get past the private block (through means that I am unaware of) and went through to comment on every one of my pictures and then all of my posts. He even went so far as to taunt and attack my family members that I had connected on my facebook profile. Then I started receiving death threats through the mail (your xbox live account is hooked to a credit card and thus your address is available via that information). Eventually I had to have Microsoft give his information to the police to get a restraining order and having charges filed for harassment and the death threats. There are some people who are so hateful and so determined to attack and belittle people that they will stop at nothing. Obviously my situation is not one that is common but believe me that it happens.