Where did this myth that the "cool kids" from high school have terrible lives after come from?

[The Devil's Advocate]

I know nikkaz who still brag about HS basketball games

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I can't hate on that. I was in line to a concert a few years back, and some older dude was bragging about how he was a high school basketball star. "I dropped 40 on Juwan Howard", is the one quote I remember. It was kinda lame, but at the same time I would have probably done the same if I was in that position.

i do this shyt... FOR my homebody

he don't even be around... like he's in PA and i'm in VA now

but don't let you bring up kobe bryant around me

nikka WHAT? my manz dropped 30 on that nikka in high school

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

A good one.

seriously tho.... think about jay-z

nikka went to high school, or same area, as biggie, busta, etc

or queens bridge... project with nore, nas, mobb, mega, etc etc etc


imagine if those nikkas never made it in rap.... they'd be the cool kids.. who was always battling, some sold drugs, probably missed a lot of school, even dropped out... but was young, fly, had bytches, had dudes wanting to be on their level


in the inner city, that's all day.. fukk the football team, THAT nikka always got the new jordans.... and he already got a car


yea that nikka wasn't the shyt no more when he tried competing with actual MEN with money and carS and a home and a damn job

 

[Silkk]

As far as the nikkas, they all working at chemical plants

As for the chicks most of em got knocked up soon after HS

 

[LezJepzin]

It comes from the fact that there are still people bragging about their HS days from decades ago yet they have nothing interesting to say about anything after that HS period.

Like 80% of my graduating class

I know nikkaz who still brag about HS football games

Every "throwback Thursday"

lol same here and thats what the stigma comes from. A lot of athlete nikkas can't let go. I go on old homies IG's and they still posting pics of our senior football season....16 years ago

*fixed*

Pretty much and the team was 5-5 and missed the playoffs.

 

[Anti-Anime]

If you went to a whie/mixed high school, most of the cool white kids are gonna be doing very well

 

[scarlxrd]

Cool kids? Most of the "Popular" kids from my old H.S. are either dead or locked up.

This. Nearly ALL of the popular chicks at my school all have multiple baby fathers. That shyt ain't no damn myth.

 

[PAWG connoisseur]

I can see it being real for low income communities, or people who only had sports...

But I grew up in the burbs, so most "popular" kids did well in school also. Half of taking interest in college, and feeling as though you need to have your career figured out is a form of conforming socially anyway, so it makes sense that popular kids did what was necessary to get into college.

Story time: was anyone a weird in-betweener in high school? lol I didn't really go to parties or anything, didn't even bother going to prom or homecoming. But i never got made fun of, I was cool with alot of the "popular kids", I had a good personality and randomly had hot girls around me. I think looks somewhat saved me in high school xD despite my "odd and distant" behavior, girls thought I was "cute/hot". I remember the hottest girl in school would kind of be on my nuts all the time (I didn't do anything about it, because she had a bf at another school and tbh I was just distant about this stuff lol) But i remember nikkas hated me for it lol.

If i had to classify myself, I think i had the mysterious art kid rebel thing going on or some chit to these people xD

This described me in high school almost to a T.

 

[LezJepzin]

I can see it being real for low income communities, or people who only had sports...

But I grew up in the burbs, so most "popular" kids did well in school also. Half of taking interest in college, and feeling as though you need to have your career figured out is a form of conforming socially anyway, so it makes sense that popular kids did what was necessary to get into college.

Story time: was anyone a weird in-betweener in high school? lol I didn't really go to parties or anything, didn't even bother going to prom or homecoming. But i never got made fun of, I was cool with alot of the "popular kids", I had a good personality and randomly had hot girls around me. I think looks somewhat saved me in high school xD despite my "odd and distant" behavior, girls thought I was "cute/hot". I remember the hottest girl in school would kind of be on my nuts all the time (I didn't do anything about it, because she had a bf at another school and tbh I was just distant about this stuff lol) But i remember nikkas hated me for it lol.

If i had to classify myself, I think i had the mysterious art kid rebel thing going on or some chit to these people xD

Everything described me to a T except I went to my proms and homecomings to on nikkas to let them know I got "options" away from highschool

 

[PAWG connoisseur]

Everything described me to a T except I went to my proms and homecomings to on nikkas to let them know I got "options" away from highschool

I never understood why underclassmen prom is even called homecoming in HS?

The world HOMEcoming implies that there would actually be someone who peaked in high school hard enough to attend one as a grown ass man.

 

[Somewhere For Me]

It's just a coping mechanism particularly for the kids that were bullied.

To be honest, not all bullied kids come out great and some cool kids do actually come out great.

I think it usually boils down to your choices and what you believe about yourself post high school.

If high school still plays a huge relevancy in your adult life and you ain't no principal, teacher, or have a kid in h.s. yourself, well it's time to reevaluate your life.

 

[sfgiants]

I can see it being real for low income communities, or people who only had sports...

But I grew up in the burbs, so most "popular" kids did well in school also. Half of taking interest in college, and feeling as though you need to have your career figured out is a form of conforming socially anyway, so it makes sense that popular kids did what was necessary to get into college.

Story time: was anyone a weird in-betweener in high school? lol I didn't really go to parties or anything, didn't even bother going to prom or homecoming. But i never got made fun of, I was cool with alot of the "popular kids", I had a good personality and randomly had hot girls around me. I think looks somewhat saved me in high school xD despite my "odd and distant" behavior, girls thought I was "cute/hot". I remember the hottest girl in school would kind of be on my nuts all the time (I didn't do anything about it, because she had a bf at another school and tbh I was just distant about this stuff lol) But i remember nikkas hated me for it lol.

If i had to classify myself, I think i had the mysterious art kid rebel thing going on or some chit to these people xD

that was me. i was nice with bball but too short in hs to make the squad
had to beg my gf for p*ssy when i was 16 while the "cool" kids were all french kissing each other n getting each other pregnant/catching STDs
i was friends with the pushers and a lot of the all star athletes.. i probably had top 10 sneaker game in the entire school
had a job at 16 so i had all the flyest size XXXXXL sean john/esco/enyce joints
but i flew under the radar for the most part. got good grades
i told a story here before about how oblivious i was to girls advances, even after losing my virginity
didnt have acne tho
had plenty of friends
got my dikk wet in some nice young NWT/DS p*ssy

shyt was good enough for me, fukk it

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

I can see it being real for low income communities, or people who only had sports...

But I grew up in the burbs, so most "popular" kids did well in school also. Half of taking interest in college, and feeling as though you need to have your career figured out is a form of conforming socially anyway, so it makes sense that popular kids did what was necessary to get into college.

Story time: was anyone a weird in-betweener in high school? lol I didn't really go to parties or anything, didn't even bother going to prom or homecoming. But i never got made fun of, I was cool with alot of the "popular kids", I had a good personality and randomly had hot girls around me. I think looks somewhat saved me in high school xD despite my "odd and distant" behavior, girls thought I was "cute/hot". I remember the hottest girl in school would kind of be on my nuts all the time (I didn't do anything about it, because she had a bf at another school and tbh I was just distant about this stuff lol) But i remember nikkas hated me for it lol.

If i had to classify myself, I think i had the mysterious art kid rebel thing going on or some chit to these people xD

me right there

but i was much weirder and i always did mad artsy stuff, still do so

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

High School must of been shytty for some of yall...damn.

That cool with everybody life


Nerds, Thug nikkas, Athletes, Band nikkas was all cool peoples

 

[Zero]

High School must of been shytty for some of yall...damn.

That cool with everybody life


Nerds, Thug nikkas, Athletes, Band nikkas was all cool peoples

This.

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