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Speaking up when someone hurts you, deliberately or otherwise, _is_ taking responsibility.

These measures doesn't encourage people to speak up, but to avoid hearing anything they don't like. That's not taking responsibility, it's avoiding even the decision of taking or not responsibility.

Telling someone to shut up because they're being abusive is still speaking up and taking responsibility. You have all the right to say what you want. Nobody has the right to listen to you, and they have as much right to tell you to shut your hole.

If you call them kids you've already removed their responsibility. Start calling college students adults and suddenly it all becomes a lot more ridiculous.

Get your shit together, adults.

Make no mistake, it is all by design. Counselors, puppy rooms, etc. - the "higher education" industrial complex needs to keep growing and justify the ever-increasing tuition.

I put "higher education " in quotes because it has less and less to do with education, sadly.

They're trying to make sure their kids don't look up to a truck racing, comedy rock/metal vocalist for life lessons.