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.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Carbonizer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I feel so incredibly attacked by this meme

[+] StaySquared@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month 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@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month 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.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

Algoritmes prey on our flaws and weaknesses, this is surprising to no one anno 2024 though.

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

[–] wfh@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Hey, older adults too!

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

Phones aren't just for that.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Omg Im a pokemon, but shitty!

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Society does this to people, and we can choose to stop.