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Re:Teenager Solves Stubborn Riddle About Prime Number Look-A... by RC_ITR on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:22PM (#33210340)
You realize there are plenty of places like Exeter, Andover, Stuyvesant, Boston Latin, Bronx Science, etc. full of genius children, right? I agree those places are much better than a given average High School.

The problem is putting a child in an environment where they are surrounded by adults all the time. Like being 17 and having your 'peers' be 30 year old post-docs who are getting married and having children is a complete mind-fuck.

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Re:Teenager Solves Stubborn Riddle About Prime Number Look-A... by absolutelynobo on Saturday October 15, 2022 @03:41AM (#33212692)
Why are you so focused on the NYC high-end high school segment? It is utterly unrelatable to 95% of all students and conservatively 85% of users here.

Being surrounded by adults all the time is only a problem if you never spend time around actual peers. Nobody should be forced to isolate themselves like that.

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