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Re:Where Do the Failed 0.1% Go? (2015) [pdf] by patcheudor on Saturday December 10, 2016 @12:29PM (#13146709)
I was a "C" student in high-school and the teachers mostly hated me, but so did a lot of the students. It wasn't until my 20 year high-school reunion when the class valedictorian told me this that I understood why there was so much animosity:

"You were so smart, far smarter than me, but you refused to apply yourself. You wouldn't do the assignments, didn't pay any attention in class, and generally didn't care about school at all. I hated you for that and I'm sorry."

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Re:Where Do the Failed 0.1% Go? (2015) [pdf] by jddjdbdbd3 on Saturday December 10, 2016 @05:42PM (#13148340)
Yeah, took me until early 20s to realise this. I just always thought everyone else had the same contempt for seeking praise from authority that I did. I just thought they were all just really good actors. It simply did not occur to me that anyone would want to recieve praise from a "superior", let alone be annoyed with those who waste the opportunity to gather that praise.
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