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Beats me (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.