“You’ll notice that Hunch data doesn’t validate the premise of Revenge of the Nerds. As far as we can tell, bullied high schoolers don’t emerge from the lockers they’re stuffed into to become the rulers of the universe. (Well, unless we’re talking about the Facebook movie). But we can conclude that people who were bullied grow up to be just as happy and successful as people who were not bullied. (They are however, somewhat more likely to be naturally compassionate than impartial and are slightly more likely to support charities.) We wouldn’t wish bullying on anyone, but might it be one of those bad experiences that can build character?” ¶ “We’re all familiar with the idea of being products of our environment. One glaring difference among Hunch users who were bullied, not bullied, and self-identified bullies is that bullies were mostly punished with spanking and hitting as children (38%) followed by verbal reprimands (30%). We’re not saying that corporal punishment necessarily causes bullying, but there is a correlation.” #hunch - × × ×