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[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 120 points 4 weeks ago

Haha I did everything wrong while suffering under multiple mental illnesses and being neurodivergent with lots of social isolation and I'm in the same position

suck it normies big-cool

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 63 points 4 weeks ago

Do something, lose. Do nothing, lose. Who's the smart one now? smuglord

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 45 points 4 weeks ago

I refused to do schoolwork or homework my entire life, technically didn't pass middle school (they passed me on anyway because I don't think they wanted to deal with me) tested out of high school early and spent most of the next decade getting high and playing video games.

Now i got an easy certification for an easy job making as much or more as many of my peers who tried, and am planning to go back to community college

I'm being kind of glib, but I really do feel like i successfully wrestled a (long, long, very long) childhood away from the school system.