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[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Relevant XKCD
and I find it actually worrysome that a maintainer has to spend their evening working on lemmy rather than having fun. (And also kinda worrysome that they're forced to go to a prom)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

I didn't even go to my prom. Don't think anybody forces you to go to prom.

[–] gAlienLifeform 33 points 8 months ago

Other websites: "You guys always act like you're better than me!"

Lemmy:

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Screw these other people saying this is sad. This is awesome! I spent many a Friday night at home programming or gaming and told my friends my parents wouldn't let me go out. You get to go to prom with your friends and geek out, fucking perfect.

I see a successful life in your future!

[–] mlg 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

mfw he's looking at the next bug or pull request straight off his phone lol

truly a richard stallman moment

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Socially acceptable thinkpad

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

You may not like it, but this is what commitment looks like.

[–] obinice 13 points 8 months ago (5 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] 127 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Don't worry, this was the funnest thing to do before enough people showed up

Also, prom is not a freaking sacrament

[–] [email protected] 97 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 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 8 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 8 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 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

"The Media" is at fault!

CNN is Big Prom!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 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.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, some people peak in high-school so it depends.

[–] MinFapper 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Kid who's already maintaining production software definitely won't peak in high school.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I wasn't talking about them. I was talking about people who put so much importance in prom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I will peak in the beatific vision

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

Hell, nobody in my class cared about it after a week.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I skipped mine to go to a music festival instead. I've never once regretted it lmao

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I skipped mine because they would have bullied the fuck out of me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

My high school didn't have one on account of being a small alternative school. But, given the option, music festival would have been much more memorable.

[–] gaael 1 points 8 months ago

Might this have something to do with alcohol and other drugs abuse in college? /j

[–] fauxerious 20 points 8 months ago

Lifelong memories? Bruh I barely even remember prom. There are so many poignant memories that outshine that and I’m barely 31

🤣

Point is: leave OP alone, they’ll be fine :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I didn't even get to experience Prom cause it got canceled due to COVID

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Meh prom is not that special. If I knew I would have rather spent my time programming or playing

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Sharp looking suit op!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

High ranking on the cool-things-to-do-while-at-prom list. It's also an example of adulting while among mermaids.

To be fair when I was of prom age, most prom-goers hoped to get simultaneously high and laid. I'm not sure how 21st century proms compare.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

This is just sad. And posting a picture of yourself doing it? What a desperate cry for attention.

[–] cinabongo 5 points 8 months ago

Thank you for your service

[–] SuperEars 4 points 8 months ago

His pants boner goes straight through the table.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Rock on, OP. Hope you had fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

How did you manage to keep all the guys and girls from trying to fuck you right then and there?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

What a freaking CHAD. 😩

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago