I don't have the same burden as someone who is growing up in an age when social media is a part of the adolescent experience. So the first answers that come to mind, may not actually be accurate. I would say unplug, walk away. But then that may make that person a "social" pariah, not knowing what was going on among their peers and feeling even more isolated. I honestly can't imaging what it would be like being exposed to an onslaught of thoughts from a group of people who's brains are yet fully developed, assuming they are not yet in their mid 20s. Regardless there are a few things to remember. We can say anything "WE" want. Hiding behind the keyboard. Remember HIDING, I remember playing halo and wanting to punch 8 year olds in the face, because they would say things that I would have never said to someone older and bigger than me. But with that said if you rise to defend someone, there will always be sharks that smell blood, and they will take every opportunity to feel better about themselves or get their dopamine fix by running someone down in. I am not telling you to avoid defending anyone, I would advocate for it... just don't bother reading the responses. Maybe not even this one.