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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah it sucks being the smartest person you know. It sounds so assholeish to say it, but its so true. The average person does not have a want to learn or gain knowledge, and so they are just dumb and like it that way. We are lucky we enjoy gaining knowledge. And thats why we also hate llm slop so much.

Its stressful having the dummies drag us down with them though.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, high school was rough because I went from a very competitive middle school where my class was 600 kids, to a school with 150 kids K-12 where the attitude was, "you don't really need to go to college." (The guidance counselor said that when I asked for help on scholarship applications).

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Ah yeah. Mine was like 30 kids and then I did the last 2 years of hs as homeschooling myself and working ha