man, where did you guys go to high school? it was, by far, the most difficult and unpleasant thing I've ever experienced. People were harder on me in high sc

man, where did you guys go to high school? it was, by far, the most difficult and unpleasant thing I've ever experienced. People were harder on me in high school than they ever have been in the what, 14 years after? I had to work far harder than ever after, and the rewards were nearly non-existent, compared to having a "real job" I mean, I've heard about these stories, but really? high school is miserable. You get shat upon by nearly everyone, and nobody has any sympathy. Add to that the usual confusion of puberty and of trying to develop your own framework of morals and life philosophy, and it's rough. But yeah... from what I remember? this idea that "you are not special" or, at least, "you are not special in the good way" was pounded into you, all day, every day. I'm having a hard time believing things changed that dramatically in the last 14 years. I suspect the difference was that I went to one of the worst schools in the state, while many of these complaints are about good schools in good areas; the schools people fight to get their kids into.