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[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Ok, pansexual. Same difference πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

[–] hedge_lord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

The school system yes but also the problem is much deeper, as capitalism is a hell system that grinds away at human joy, stifles personal growth, and recontextualizes all genuine passion towards evil. In this essay I will-

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 56 minutes ago

I'm not arrogant enough to say I'm gifted nor am I bi but I get it.

I guess some of us have less of an axe to grind with the world which may be part of the nurture part of "nature vs. nurture"

I struggled as a kid fitting into the norms due to my undiagnosed ADD but I also had and have a supportive family.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It’s odd that so many people want to respectfully say they arent bi πŸ˜‚

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

As a former gifted student, this kinda tracks because I always felt that half of the class were "weirdos" (now known as neurodivergent) and the other half were repressed "weirdos". Not sure about everyone being bi, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was far more likely than typical students.

[–] Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 hours ago

Yeah right make a post about being smart and gay and suddenly everyone can relate

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 hours ago

I don't know if I should feel better or worse knowing that I'm a whole ass archetype.

Not 100% straight, but I'm definitely heteroromantic, at least.

Other than that, yeah, things are going okay personally. World's fucked, but I'm doing what I can. Thanks for asking.

I'm not angry at the school system because my schools were well funded and well managed but otherwise

That’s a lot all in one package.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Jokes on you I'm homo not bi

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Oh I am LIVID. FUCK the current state of US public education and FUCK cars (angrily and not with sex) too, while we're at it.

Related: ||I'd strip you naked in the corner of a Wendy's (with consent ofc ||(my point is yes I swing many ways))

Uncanny and comforting that so many people had the experience we did.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Well, I'm on year 12 of my bachelor's degree and I'm unfortunately not bi. So, not great?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

hey, it took me 7 and i tried 8 different majors. i only left because at year 5 i hated the school and picked the fastest degree to get me out of there. my wife took longer than me. you'll get there.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago)

I managed in 6 years, if I include the associate's degree I got to fix the 2.5 wasted years. And I think going as to undergrad at 18 should be seen as precocious. Backpack around a bit and learn who you are as an independent adult.

Or you might discover you have a lot of unresolved trauma and fall into depressive states easily in the middle of a semester.

Probably not just a "me" thing.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately

Your phrasing seems to imply you'd like to be, have you tried?

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 hours ago

Well, looking at masc people doesn't give me the happy feelings like looking at fem people. That isn't to say that I necessarily wouldn't enjoy sex with masc people, but I'm not attracted to them.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I mystified as to how bisexuality fits into all this.

[–] leds@feddit.dk 7 points 4 hours ago

Neurodivert folk seem to have an easier time not blindly going along with social norms simply because that is how everyone else behaves.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 5 points 6 hours ago

Yikes, this describes me eerily well.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

Not bi, and I was never in the gifted program.

But I found out I'm neurodivergent at 39, and it explains so much.

I hope everyone is doing well. Seems that my story echos many of yours.

Getting ready to possibly have to sue my kid's school district because the state implemented a cell phone ban and the district refuses to address the fact that he has a documented history of autistic meltdowns where he goes into full on Flight mode and has made it out of the building on multiple occasions. He kept getting suspended because he'd barrel through any adult that got in his way until he finally calmed down. At like 8 years old mind you, he's 14 now. "Oh we'll just set up a BIP." Oh you mean that thing your staff and faculty IGNORED for fucking years because there was never any mention of any of the fucking outbursts you'd call me about regarding him hitting someone because they refused to leave him alone and you did nothing about when he told you? That BIP?

We didn't even want to get him a fucking phone in the first place! That's the compromise we made with the district years ago because they kept losing my fucking kid, refused to okay any other kind of tracker, and adding him to our plan with a cheapo smartphone was the the only one they'd okay that we could afford.

Sorry for the rant. I get really angry when I think about the way my brother and I were screwed over by the public school system and watching it repeat itself in New and Exciting ways with my own kids.

[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Why do I feel exposed? 😭

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm wondering how these things are connected in the brain to cause this specific mental state to be so widespread, it feels like a lightning rod

50% upbringing, 50% genetics

this deep longing I've felt my entire life, I was meant to exist in a different, inhuman world

but I am here and I am drowning

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 hours ago

update: I wrote this at 2 am when I was half asleep

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 34 points 16 hours ago

I'm not mad at school any more.

I'm too fucking tired.

I'm in this picture except I still love school, I just hate inequality and how capitalism has forced schools to become job training factories.

[–] Philharmonic3@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Each day I edge closer to death and it sucks

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Stop edging!

And read up on the SENS research foundations goals here...

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Wow wtf that's suspiciously accurate

buuuuuuut

Modern school is designed to stamp out creativity, compassion, maturity, courage, and critical thinking. It is designed to produce a worker class that is easier to suppress, bully, intimidate, and fool. It accomplishes that goal with ruthless efficiency. Don't trust me, check out John Gatto, NYC teacher of the year. https://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

That was a delightful little link. For a moment I was alive in the nineties.

The arrival linked was also very interesting.

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago

Thats me but was diagnosed and sent to a prison of a school for being bullied and running away. Hope that bully grew up to die in a ditch.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

It's going bad, thanks!

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago