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[–] obinice 13 points 2 months ago (19 children)

That really is depressing.

That young kid should be enjoying this one special night that they'll remember for the rest of their life, not buried in their phone screen working on something.

I hope whatever they were doing didn't take long, and they were able to put the phone away and make some lifelong memories <3

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (14 children)

Prom is really not all that special, it's a formal for high-schoolers. I could barely remember mine by the time I finished college

[–] Cheesus 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Prom is definitely something the media pushes to be more important that it is in reality. It's fun, I liked going, but after high school it's pretty meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

You have to remember how many people peaked in highschool, married their highschool girlfriend, never went to college, had kids in their early 20s, etc. Not saying any of those things are bad, but highschool can be pretty definitive for some people.

[–] ripcord 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"The Media" is at fault!

CNN is Big Prom!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“The Media” as in Disney and Warner more than news imho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Should have been obvious considering the number of movies (especially 90s and early 2000s) that revolve around some big activity that must happen before/during/after prom.

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