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Alpacalypse crazypeople.online Alpacalypse@crazypeople.online
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verity_kindle sh.itjust.works verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-27
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I felt a chill.

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charokol lemmy.zip charokol@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-07-27
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I got to go to a “gifted and talented” program in elementary, and I’m convinced the teachers manipulated the test results or whatever got me into it just to get me out of their hair once in a while

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SnarkoPolo lemmy.world SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-08
#4 · Quote Reply

A familiar refrain. "If you're so smart, how come you're not rich?"

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Coelacanth feddit.nu Coelacanth@feddit.nu
Joined: 2023-07-04
#5 · Quote Reply

Costume?! This is my daily outfit.

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WappleFF27 feddit.online WappleFF27@feddit.online
Joined: 2026-07-13
#6 · Quote Reply

Probably won't be a millionaire but you can still be lots of things.

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slampisko lemmy.world slampisko@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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A familiar refrain. "If you're so smart, how come you're not rich?"

It's because I have a strong sense of justice and I don't like exploiting people, in contrast to the rich

Oh and also because meritocracy is a lie

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empireOfLove2 lemmy.dbzer0.com empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-12-22
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Probably won't be a millionaire but you can still be lots of things.

Lots of things, so many things, including

  • homeless
  • institutionalized
  • dead
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SnarkoPolo lemmy.world SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-08
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It's because I have a strong sense of justice and I don't like exploiting people, in contrast to the rich Oh and also because meritocracy is a lie

Basically. But still I heard it from elementary school on.

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
Joined: 2026-02-05
#10 · (edited) Quote Reply

Lots of things, so many things, including homeless institutionalized dead

Or self-employed, homeowner and have a 4 years wage in savings.

ADHD is a speed bump, not a brick wall.

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verity_kindle sh.itjust.works verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-27
#11 · Quote Reply

Or self-employed, homeowner and have a 4 years wage in savings. ADHD is a speed bump, not a brick wall.

Just diagnosed, needed to hear that. 07

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Phantaminum lemmy.zip Phantaminum@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-08-14
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Once a year I share this with my pals.

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GrantUsEyes piefed.zip GrantUsEyes@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-04
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Some of us were just regular, you know? XD

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bedwyr piefed.ca bedwyr@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-03-23
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Fuck you. Is what I would say if I engaged with your dumbass.

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ZILtoid1991 lemmy.world ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-16
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> be me
> be "gifted"
> family immediately pull all support
> claim any cry for help is just "attention seeking"
> stepmother goes on tirades about how children are getting spoiled, even calls Bill Gates a "spoiled stupid brat" for that his parents let to run his business in their garage -> Obviously means that their car was rusting in the rain, while Bill didn't want to work a real job
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Malica lemmy.zip Malica@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-27
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A familiar refrain. "If you're so smart, how come you're not rich?"

Because the rich are bastians of intelligence

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waggz programming.dev waggz@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-17
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I got to go to a “gifted and talented” program in elementary, and I’m convinced the teachers manipulated the test results or whatever got me into it just to get me out of their hair once in a while

my school called it talented and gifted, or TAG. GAT sounds way cooler

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