• edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Classic tale, child prodigy gets everything at an early age, never learns to deal with failure or how to persevere through difficult situations, crumbles upon finally encountering a setback in their 20s. The poster child of burned out former “gifted” children.

    Source: am burned out former “gifted” child, but hey, at least my self destructive indulgences probably won’t kill me until my 50s, or maybe even 60s.

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      17 days ago

      yeahhh, school was piss easy on every step. being an adult though? you can do everything right and still fail, and dealing with failure… yeesh