transhetwarrior (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoRemember being 15lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageRemember being 15lemmy.blahaj.zonetranshetwarrior (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI’ll have you know I was extremely intelligent at 15. Tested genius levels, at least 95th percentile, probably as high as 98th. I was still an idiot kid.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoDo we make rules for the mainstream, or for the exceptional people? It’s neat you were so exceptional, but you could then understand rules weren’t made to keep you safe and that leading by example was your role.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI’m not sure you understood my point.
I’ll have you know I was extremely intelligent at 15. Tested genius levels, at least 95th percentile, probably as high as 98th.
I was still an idiot kid.
Do we make rules for the mainstream, or for the exceptional people?
It’s neat you were so exceptional, but you could then understand rules weren’t made to keep you safe and that leading by example was your role.
I’m not sure you understood my point.