I’m 8 years removed from high school, but just from reading all of the questions here.. it’s obvious that folks remain popular/otherwise at the top of the food chain in high school by being immature, wild/impulsive, and especially if involved in sports/cheer leading (I’m stereotyping, but you get the idea). The folks at the absolute bottom as far as social status goes are the ones who are smart, a little less social, and more mature.
I’m just wondering how that same old mindset survives in today’s world. It was understandable 20-30 years ago when the pinnacle of technology was the “anyone can work on this” car, but now…
A teen will wake up in the morning when their handy atomic clock/radio/iPod dock starts buzzing. They’ll hop in the shower, use their electric razors and electric toothbrushes and advanced skin/body/hair care products and do the rest of their high-tech grooming. They’ll sit down in front of their DVR-equipped HDTV and watch some digital shows while text messaging some friends and hop on their computer/laptop and browse through various sites loaded with complex web applications which let them interact with people all over the globe. They’ll jump in their fuel-hybrid, mp3 dock, satellite radio enabled vehicles and as soon as they get to school… sneer at and mock the same kids who will (in a few years) be the ones making all of those gadgets and applications upon which they absolutely depend.
I don’t get it!