• jaybone@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Back in the 80s and 90s this was already a thing. Being a “rebel” and being “too cool for school.” If you did too well at school you were a nerd and that had some social stigma.

    Maybe today it is worse with social media and online gaming.

    • bob_wiley@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      In the 90s I purposefully did slightly worse in school as a way to fit in. No one seemed to like the people who did really well.