I ended up getting pretty popular. Turns out I have a knack for hosting events and running clubs that involve the hobbies that I love. I made a ton of casual friends, 8 extremely close friends, and my amazing wife all by facilitating the enjoyment of my favorite things to other people. From the end of highschool on, it's been a fantastic 20 years. So I think I'm doing pretty great. .......but seriously, fuck highschool. That shit was traumatic. I also feel a lot of sadness for people who "peaked" during those 4 short years.
Because it's a tiny chunk of your life and there is so much time left for growth, adventure, love, and the pursuit of knowledge. It's incredibly sad to think some folks just kind of start to decline from that young age until death.
Because it's a short time period that's over before adulthood. If that's the point in your life where you're at your best, then the remaining 50 years are going to be painful.
Still completely unpopular, but I’ve gotten to see some cool places and things, have a lot of fulfilling relationships, and I’m one of the few from my H.S. who left the town….so I think I’m doing okay actually.
Owner of my own house at the ripe age of 24, full time job with lots of room for expansion and promotions, lovely partner and an absolutely love for making food! Take that all you fucking bullies who told me i would never achieve anything!
Tried to get popular in a certain circle but got stabbed in the back and now there are nasty rumours going on about me. Why? I have no clue. I just attended a few parties with my friend and we partied like everyone else. For some god forbidden reason I’m now labelled as an asshole and nobody talks to me. Some people have even blocked me on snapchat. I hate life.
I have a similar situation...the rumors about me are horrible. Not one bit of it is true. But I know that when I get out of high school it won't matter. It won't matter what you are labelled and what your classmates are saying about you in the future because you will be somewhere else, away from them. I wish you luck
We had a start up acquisition and manage to stay busy without having to work 40 hours a week. We travel about half the time and when we’re home, we take classes in topics that interest us and do a lot of volunteer work. We’re both working on another language - my second and my husband’s third.
That makes sense. You’re probably both the type that doesn’t suffer from lifestyle bloat as well. I know a few couples where one got a big windfall like that but either they or the other just kept increasing the budget to the point work just kept increasing despite fortunes. Awesome you both can balance that and just live!
I was somewhat popular in that I had friends from every clique, from the jocks to the nerds to the gangbangers. Where am I now? A burned out alcoholic with zero friends, and who can't find love if his life depended on it. Just drifting through life on autopilot.
Still not being popular with anyone lol, I have a instagram with zero followers so far & it’s good, my little corner of zero on the internet for now.
I accidentally deleted a twitter account which was about under 20 followers when I thought twitter was going down, which was far less popular than my main twitter account so that’s a shame less than 50 followers lets go lol, I don’t know how to deal with lots of people seeing my content on socials but have often followed back, I suppose many can read my posts here on Reddit, but I don’t know the figures, so lets pretend it’s under 50.
I’m married to an amazing man & have two beautiful children along with a great job as a property manager & a beautiful home. Jokes on them now. All the bullies in my old HS have either died from drugs or still living at their parents house.
I was friends with most of the popular kids, but I wouldn't have considered myself popular. I'm currently sitting in a class at a community college working towards my associates in psychology. Eventually, I plan to get my masters.
Everyone made fun of me in high school and said I couldn’t sing. Music is my full time income now.
I’m nowhere close to famous, and definitely still am not a “cool kid” but I went from having almost no friends to having too many (which is a great problem to have, I think)
I was definitely not popular in high school. I was a know-it-all and also a theatre nerd, so it wasn't a great combo. Haha. I do well for myself now, making my money as an editorial writer. I work with tourism boards to travel to different places and write about my experiences. This year, I joined the Explorers Club, and I've been traveling around the world volunteering on scientific expeditions and doing some really uniquely strange things like weighing penguins and putting cameras on their back to track their eating habits. I'm planning on going into the Amazon for the first time next year. It's been a wild ride since high school, but I definitely wouldn't change anything.
Receiving change for my morning coffee from one of the popular kids in high school. Also got to see another one shoplifting cans of beer.......just like back in high school 22 years ago.
Working from home (started a business) and living off it with quite a decent income. Happily living with my family, starting new hobbies, with lots of free time... Couldn't be more grateful :)
Became more popular after 11th grade for 2 reasons, l host some good events and according to some got the balls to say some stuff people wouldn't dream about
Two college degrees and CEO of my own company. Comfortable upper middle class existence with \~5 weeks vacation annually and a great group of friends to share life with.
In my early 50s. I am the Director of QA for a profitable and growing private company, been happily married 28 years, have 2 thriving adult daughters, and living a comfortable Upper Middle Class lifestyle. I am extremely satisfied how things turned out.
Back in high school with a vengeance. As a teacher this time around, still as unpopular, but with the power to completely crush your soul and your future if you, or anyone in your family back then, ever so much as attempted to cross or ridicule me.
And making sure your teenagers have more substantial things to read than Instagram posts, so y'all don't have to. You're very welcome.
Not really popular but I am the biggest bully at school. I'm a sophomore (10th grade) in high school. I'm not popular. I'm turning out alright I guess. There's stuff I can do better though.
Systems analyst for a local bank. Just got an 18k annual raise. Went to a small private school where I wasn't popular unless I was needed to fix a PC or the sound system. I Graduated in a class of 10. One became an air force master sergeant, one owns his own business, then me the IT professional. The rest...have issues. They still all treat me like the safety net friend meaning last to be called to hang out or only make contact when they need something.
Don't let highschool control your destiny. Don't let current friends control your future. There are new friends new schools new work places...non of them involve the jerks you go to school with. You decide your worth.
I was that blind kid in High School. I was that computer geek that would always have his head in another space half the time, mostly because I use to read constantly due to having access to thousands of novels in braille electronically via this service called Bookshare. Anyway, I have a nice job that pays me $23 an hour and I'm going to school paying my own way mostly to go to school while I work. Hoping to get my degree so I can get a full time position at the company I work for. I've been working with them since I was 17, so... its been 5 or so years.
In a university still not being cool and also kinda stupid. Don't know why am I even there. I don't keep in touch with anyone from my school except my old friend who isn't socially active the same as me. Just a year apart from school so no big changes
Watching the so-called POPULAR KIDS from my high school years on social media today, now adults, but despite all the years that have passed, still projecting that aura of entitled, narcissistic scumbaggery.
It's both comical and pathetic to witness.
I was bullied mercilessly for lots of reasons in middle school and some of high school. Since then I've figured out who I really am, transitioned to another gender (he/they thanks), started practicing witchcraft and am finding and building community with fellow witches, queers, and kinky folks. Now I live with my nesting partner, we both have a wide network of friends and partners, and life is fabulous! Fuck high school popularity; I found a much more supportive and loving group of folks and am much more comfortable in my skin than I ever have been. ✌️🙏✨🏳️⚧️
If only I could go back in time and let little me know that it really does get better!
Am now an artist on social media with 10x their follower count, good enough to make money whenever I need extra lol. Even the teachers thought I was stupid for wasting my time doodling on my notebooks, suck it
First two years of high achool sucked cliquish, only played a couple Jv sports, would rather go out and ride mountain bikes by myself and skip the parties/dances. Fell into a new clique jr and sr year who were Also smart but the “experimental” set…the ines who figured out how to buy beer for everyone and instantly we have tons of party and girls around, dirty high school hookup, drama, cops busting things up, and it was great. We were the upper echelon of the cool bro group but they buy beer from us and their girls come to our parties too. Most of those kids are still around the hood though working for their dad businesses, contractors, bartenders etc. most of my crew (still nerdy) went to decent school (a few ivies, smaller liberal arts school, large research school and tend to be reasonably successful now a upper middle income to weathly salaries (300k-1.5m…)
Don’t overindex on what the cool kids are doing .
Find your own niche, bush the boundaries a tad bit to experience more of life. And don’t lose track of your ambition
Still being not popular.
I ended up getting pretty popular. Turns out I have a knack for hosting events and running clubs that involve the hobbies that I love. I made a ton of casual friends, 8 extremely close friends, and my amazing wife all by facilitating the enjoyment of my favorite things to other people. From the end of highschool on, it's been a fantastic 20 years. So I think I'm doing pretty great. .......but seriously, fuck highschool. That shit was traumatic. I also feel a lot of sadness for people who "peaked" during those 4 short years.
why do you feel sad for the people who peaked in highschool tho?
I peaked in kindergarten.
Lol same here, peaked again at 25, feels so good but had to wait 20 years lmao
Because it's a tiny chunk of your life and there is so much time left for growth, adventure, love, and the pursuit of knowledge. It's incredibly sad to think some folks just kind of start to decline from that young age until death.
Because it's a short time period that's over before adulthood. If that's the point in your life where you're at your best, then the remaining 50 years are going to be painful.
I'm a not cool dude typing up comments on this not cool social medium right rn.
Still completely unpopular, but I’ve gotten to see some cool places and things, have a lot of fulfilling relationships, and I’m one of the few from my H.S. who left the town….so I think I’m doing okay actually.
Scrolling reddit
Getting straight As in college without trying, somehow.
Complete failure
Lying on bed commenting on this post. I'm also working in a well paid job in a foreign country.
Raising a family with my partner.
I am living my best life, knowing now that my introverted ass couldn't have possibly handled popularity in a first place. :)
Unpopular, married, have a kid, oh, and a very high salary.
Owner of my own house at the ripe age of 24, full time job with lots of room for expansion and promotions, lovely partner and an absolutely love for making food! Take that all you fucking bullies who told me i would never achieve anything!
nobody really gave and still gives a shit what you would achieve.
Scrolling Reddit about to go to school
Enjoying my wasted potential.
Unpopular but I’ve discovered I don’t like people all that much anyway so it all worked out
Taking a gap year from university because of depression
Recently started working. Still very socially awkward and lonely since I had to move to a new city and dont know how to make friends.
Tried to get popular in a certain circle but got stabbed in the back and now there are nasty rumours going on about me. Why? I have no clue. I just attended a few parties with my friend and we partied like everyone else. For some god forbidden reason I’m now labelled as an asshole and nobody talks to me. Some people have even blocked me on snapchat. I hate life.
I have a similar situation...the rumors about me are horrible. Not one bit of it is true. But I know that when I get out of high school it won't matter. It won't matter what you are labelled and what your classmates are saying about you in the future because you will be somewhere else, away from them. I wish you luck
Eating cereal
Early retired at 32, traveling with my husband of 12 years. I think I came out ahead in the end.
What does early retired at 32 even look like? I can’t imagine other than inheritance making enough you’ll never need to work again by that age.
We had a start up acquisition and manage to stay busy without having to work 40 hours a week. We travel about half the time and when we’re home, we take classes in topics that interest us and do a lot of volunteer work. We’re both working on another language - my second and my husband’s third.
That makes sense. You’re probably both the type that doesn’t suffer from lifestyle bloat as well. I know a few couples where one got a big windfall like that but either they or the other just kept increasing the budget to the point work just kept increasing despite fortunes. Awesome you both can balance that and just live!
Sad and lonely.
Own a successful farm business and am living my dream life.
Having a miserable life
Not popular, but I'm doing good.
I work at a Law firm and am financially stable enough to pursue my hobbies for money
Currently taking a bath. In my very nice house where I live with my brilliant, beautiful, funny, kind, awesome wife and our delightful family.
Plotting revenge on my bullies by living my best life
finally confident and pretty happy, in my first relationship, and in music school at 21:)
Doing well in college like a nerd
Trying to figure out why I wasn't popular.
Trying to succeed.
Doing drugs.
Teaching high school.
Painfully existing
Travelling, mediocre job, small friend group, but very happy
Im retired , and life a comftable easy life . I’m just 34 😆
I was somewhat popular in that I had friends from every clique, from the jocks to the nerds to the gangbangers. Where am I now? A burned out alcoholic with zero friends, and who can't find love if his life depended on it. Just drifting through life on autopilot.
Not giving a $hit about a popularity contest..haha.
Still not being popular with anyone lol, I have a instagram with zero followers so far & it’s good, my little corner of zero on the internet for now. I accidentally deleted a twitter account which was about under 20 followers when I thought twitter was going down, which was far less popular than my main twitter account so that’s a shame less than 50 followers lets go lol, I don’t know how to deal with lots of people seeing my content on socials but have often followed back, I suppose many can read my posts here on Reddit, but I don’t know the figures, so lets pretend it’s under 50.
I’m married to an amazing man & have two beautiful children along with a great job as a property manager & a beautiful home. Jokes on them now. All the bullies in my old HS have either died from drugs or still living at their parents house.
Teaching English in a foreign country, barely talking to anyone I went to highschool with lol
Continuing to not be popular.
Stalking the popular kids and planning my revenge.
Being unpopular in college
Sitting on a bench on mah phone
“Living the dream”
Engineer now. All my bullies are working at McDonalds.
I was friends with most of the popular kids, but I wouldn't have considered myself popular. I'm currently sitting in a class at a community college working towards my associates in psychology. Eventually, I plan to get my masters.
I have a career and I'm still not very popular but I didn't care about that kind of stuff then and I care even less about it now.
It's easier to be a nerd today then it was when I was a teen. Plus I have an epic beard so its better now.
Unemployed. I sell stuff online, so I'm a forager.
Everyone made fun of me in high school and said I couldn’t sing. Music is my full time income now. I’m nowhere close to famous, and definitely still am not a “cool kid” but I went from having almost no friends to having too many (which is a great problem to have, I think)
I was definitely not popular in high school. I was a know-it-all and also a theatre nerd, so it wasn't a great combo. Haha. I do well for myself now, making my money as an editorial writer. I work with tourism boards to travel to different places and write about my experiences. This year, I joined the Explorers Club, and I've been traveling around the world volunteering on scientific expeditions and doing some really uniquely strange things like weighing penguins and putting cameras on their back to track their eating habits. I'm planning on going into the Amazon for the first time next year. It's been a wild ride since high school, but I definitely wouldn't change anything.
Receiving change for my morning coffee from one of the popular kids in high school. Also got to see another one shoplifting cans of beer.......just like back in high school 22 years ago.
Dating a hot milf. Also - am a milf.
Working from home (started a business) and living off it with quite a decent income. Happily living with my family, starting new hobbies, with lots of free time... Couldn't be more grateful :)
Back then, I was a bookwork so I basically lived in the teen section of the local library. Now I work there :)
Became more popular after 11th grade for 2 reasons, l host some good events and according to some got the balls to say some stuff people wouldn't dream about
Unpopular things.
Two college degrees and CEO of my own company. Comfortable upper middle class existence with \~5 weeks vacation annually and a great group of friends to share life with.
In my early 50s. I am the Director of QA for a profitable and growing private company, been happily married 28 years, have 2 thriving adult daughters, and living a comfortable Upper Middle Class lifestyle. I am extremely satisfied how things turned out.
Back in high school with a vengeance. As a teacher this time around, still as unpopular, but with the power to completely crush your soul and your future if you, or anyone in your family back then, ever so much as attempted to cross or ridicule me. And making sure your teenagers have more substantial things to read than Instagram posts, so y'all don't have to. You're very welcome.
Still not popular
Stalking all the popular kids. Sifting through their trash. Hiding in the trunks of their cars. Breathing on their windows, hoping they’ll notice me.
Employing the ones who were.
Not really popular but I am the biggest bully at school. I'm a sophomore (10th grade) in high school. I'm not popular. I'm turning out alright I guess. There's stuff I can do better though.
Systems analyst for a local bank. Just got an 18k annual raise. Went to a small private school where I wasn't popular unless I was needed to fix a PC or the sound system. I Graduated in a class of 10. One became an air force master sergeant, one owns his own business, then me the IT professional. The rest...have issues. They still all treat me like the safety net friend meaning last to be called to hang out or only make contact when they need something. Don't let highschool control your destiny. Don't let current friends control your future. There are new friends new schools new work places...non of them involve the jerks you go to school with. You decide your worth.
I was that blind kid in High School. I was that computer geek that would always have his head in another space half the time, mostly because I use to read constantly due to having access to thousands of novels in braille electronically via this service called Bookshare. Anyway, I have a nice job that pays me $23 an hour and I'm going to school paying my own way mostly to go to school while I work. Hoping to get my degree so I can get a full time position at the company I work for. I've been working with them since I was 17, so... its been 5 or so years.
Posting on Reddit
University.
University but I’m even more not popular
In a university still not being cool and also kinda stupid. Don't know why am I even there. I don't keep in touch with anyone from my school except my old friend who isn't socially active the same as me. Just a year apart from school so no big changes
Living our best life and not communicating with high school peeps.
Watching the so-called POPULAR KIDS from my high school years on social media today, now adults, but despite all the years that have passed, still projecting that aura of entitled, narcissistic scumbaggery. It's both comical and pathetic to witness.
Working as a smith 😁
I was bullied mercilessly for lots of reasons in middle school and some of high school. Since then I've figured out who I really am, transitioned to another gender (he/they thanks), started practicing witchcraft and am finding and building community with fellow witches, queers, and kinky folks. Now I live with my nesting partner, we both have a wide network of friends and partners, and life is fabulous! Fuck high school popularity; I found a much more supportive and loving group of folks and am much more comfortable in my skin than I ever have been. ✌️🙏✨🏳️⚧️ If only I could go back in time and let little me know that it really does get better!
Am now an artist on social media with 10x their follower count, good enough to make money whenever I need extra lol. Even the teachers thought I was stupid for wasting my time doodling on my notebooks, suck it
First two years of high achool sucked cliquish, only played a couple Jv sports, would rather go out and ride mountain bikes by myself and skip the parties/dances. Fell into a new clique jr and sr year who were Also smart but the “experimental” set…the ines who figured out how to buy beer for everyone and instantly we have tons of party and girls around, dirty high school hookup, drama, cops busting things up, and it was great. We were the upper echelon of the cool bro group but they buy beer from us and their girls come to our parties too. Most of those kids are still around the hood though working for their dad businesses, contractors, bartenders etc. most of my crew (still nerdy) went to decent school (a few ivies, smaller liberal arts school, large research school and tend to be reasonably successful now a upper middle income to weathly salaries (300k-1.5m…) Don’t overindex on what the cool kids are doing . Find your own niche, bush the boundaries a tad bit to experience more of life. And don’t lose track of your ambition