Is high school popularity worth it?

BigDickEnergy123 · 2018-11-11T01:07:13+00:00

No, but you should be improving your social skills in highschool.

A lot of people in college/highschool stay friends, so it is beneficial.

But don't be friends with the popular shallow people as they won't stay good friends/get far in life after highschool.

DebonairD · 2018-11-10T23:57:13+00:00

Do whatever makes you happiest. High school popularity won’t matter after you graduate

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2018-11-11T03:34:23+00:00

It all goes away as soon as you graduate, 100%. All the effort you've put into it. Poof, the magic pixie dust is gone. Don't get too invested.

It's good to be social, known and respected, but you really don't gain anything in the end by it.

Spend your time learning to program Python, or write Arduino programs, lifting, reading nonfiction, and most of all studying STEM. Or something else that's actually useful, that you get to keep for yourself.

0ggles · 2018-11-12T04:34:12+00:00

Go monk mode, figure out what your interests/hobbies are and what you plan on doing when you get to college. You will only talk to a handful of friends after you leave high school and head off to college.

MaliciousMack · 2018-12-16T14:46:29+00:00

Dude you just got into high school.

As a recent grad I'm gonna give you my perspective, and from you post history it seems you very asocial. Not necessarily good nor bad but there is a point to having at least a few people around you.

Not everyone will be your friend or treat you well. Fine, identify and deal with them. But it definitely helps towards social proof, building status, etc. Don't sacrifice your code for it, but do learn how to cultivate a network of people that got your back.

Title	Is high school popularity worth it?
Author	Civil_VP
Upvotes	3
Comments	6
Date	November 10, 2018 11:48 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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