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[–] Caboose12000 43 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hey what gives, I was never a "gifted child" but ive still ended up being an anxious and unfocused adult :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Saaaame here. Struggled all through school until I got to college where I did really well as long as I had a structure that agreed with me. A lack of it bit me in the ass come thesis though. Took ages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Most of us "gifted kids" struggled in school.
Gifted=ADHD and/or autism

[–] unreachable 28 points 4 months ago

[–] 2ugly2live 19 points 4 months ago

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[–] Carbonizer 9 points 4 months ago

I feel so incredibly attacked by this meme

[+] StaySquared 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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[–] Donkter 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because they're perfectionists about their work and the way they cope with the anxiety is by abandoning the projects and burying themselves in their phones all day.

[+] StaySquared 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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

But also, as I'm learning, not engaging with social media basically makes you invisible to a majority of social circles.

I tell people I'm an artist and they're shocked I don't have Instagram. "Yeah it sucks my attention away and traps me in doomscrolling. I'm on like, Signal and Discord tho!"

Awkward look annnd ghosted. Lol.

Being on predatory platforms sucks away your time and soul. (I remember twitter loved showing me stuff it knew would bother me.)

...but that's where all the people are. What a concept.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Algoritmes prey on our flaws and weaknesses, this is surprising to no one anymore.

That doesn’t suddenly make everyone immune though. The attention grip is super powerful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Hey, older adults too!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Phones aren't just for that.

[–] billwashere 1 points 4 months ago

Totally me. Not a lot of anxiety but total attention problems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Omg Im a pokemon, but shitty!