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I’m a junior at my high school and I’ve started to notice that people have become

a) biggrin Too stupid to notice someone has suddenly changed their lifestyle (Like a preppy guy turning “emo” in two weeks and then thinking that they’ve been like that their entire life)
b) biggrin Way to horny so they become attracted to people because they look better because of the change but they know full well that they aren’t what they claim to be.


I mean…..god damn people… There’s a guy at my school that fucking changed from nerdish looking guy to a full on emo in one day. It was his HALLOWEEN COSTUME and he just decided to stay like that because it looked good and now everyone accepts him and pretends like he’s been like that for years.

So, I guess I just want to know if anyone out there is as pissed off about this as me…..Oh, and what the hell is emo? Like, I know the word came from the whole music thing, but what’s the point of being “emotional” and dressing like you’re someone that just gives up on life or likes dressing like the opposite sex. Does the way you dress change your status to emo even if you’re happy all the time? (Cuz if not I’ve never seen a true emo)

Blah….rant is dead sweatdrop
 
     


~Married to The Smittens~
 
They're teenagers. That's basically what teenagers are supposed to be like. Shallow, stupid, self-absorbed, short-attention-span, egotistical morons who think they've got the whole world figured out when in reality they don't know anything at all.

Don't get me wrong, I was no different. No different at all. It's a natural stage of human development. Try not to let it get you down. It's a necessary part of developing your social skills, so learn to ride with it, and hopefully make a positive contribution.
     
"Turrican"
They're teenagers. That's basically what teenagers are supposed to be like. Shallow, stupid, self-absorbed, short-attention-span, egotistical morons who think they've got the whole world figured out when in reality they don't know anything at all.

Don't get me wrong, I was no different. No different at all. It's a natural stage of human development. Try not to let it get you down. It's a necessary part of developing your social skills, so learn to ride with it, and hopefully make a positive contribution.
But they are so fucking stupid gonk
God....and I'm smart enough to know that I'm smater then most of them but I'm still pretty stupid....I hate bieng this age...

TEENAGE ANGST!
 
     


~Married to The Smittens~
 
"Z33RO"
"Turrican"
They're teenagers. That's basically what teenagers are supposed to be like. Shallow, stupid, self-absorbed, short-attention-span, egotistical morons who think they've got the whole world figured out when in reality they don't know anything at all.

Don't get me wrong, I was no different. No different at all. It's a natural stage of human development. Try not to let it get you down. It's a necessary part of developing your social skills, so learn to ride with it, and hopefully make a positive contribution.
But they are so fucking stupid gonk
God....and I'm smart enough to know that I'm smater then most of them but I'm still pretty stupid....I hate bieng this age...

TEENAGE ANGST!

See? Now you're getting into the spirit of the thing. Teenage years are like boot camp. They're meant to prepare you for the life ahead by putting you through some really unpleasant crap that will hopefully prove to be far less abominable than your actual adult life.

What a terrible analogy. I apologise.
     
     
 
Teenagers are morons by default.
Some will grow out of it, some will be idiots for life. It's something you have to get used to.
 
     



Spare fish & bugs? X3
 
I just wish I could get rid of all the stupid people out there.....or at least educate the smarter ones to not encourage the stupidity of the rest of the world by not doing anything to try to lessen the problem...

(I know I sound like some anime dude/kid just trying to sound all anarchisty and cool, but I seriously mean what I'm saying......)
     


~Married to The Smittens~
It's because they are teenagers. I'd be a bit more concerned if they were farther away from puberty. It is just the changing hormones, and the change in society... It's people learning who they are, why, and what they want to do with that.

Just like Toddlers, Teenagers have got to rebel a little, stretch their wings, push limits, until they find a place where they are comfortable. 3nodding




As for "Emo" there are two types of "Emo". There is "Scene" (that's what your talking about) and "Indie". Indie emo is more like the original '80's emo, sticks closer to the "emotional" part and the type of Indie music. Where as Scene emo is what most people call "Emo" now, the whole sad, eyeliner, occasionally "cutting", etc.
That's the ubber short version, but I hope that helps. (I did a paper on "Emo" a few years ago...)
 
     
 
"Z33RO"
I just wish I could get rid of all the stupid people out there.....or at least educate the smarter ones to not encourage the stupidity of the rest of the world by not doing anything to try to lessen the problem...

(I know I sound like some anime dude/kid just trying to sound all anarchisty and cool, but I seriously mean what I'm saying......)

(Actually, you just sound really whiny and bitter)

With an attitude like that you're no saint either, mister. Instead of getting all angry about the situation, what you're meant to do is to try to understand the people around you and in doing so develop your social skills for adulthood. Yes, a lot of them are total jerks, but they're important too. Learning how to deal with people you don't like is one of the most important parts of growing up.

Oh, and talking like a socio path is also normal teenager behaviour, so don't feel too bad about that.
     
i have to disagree Turrican. teenagers are getting stupider, i happen to be one of the lucky smart ones, but i've seen people change in less than one day. hell, i've done it. for different reasons tho. but for others to pretend the one who changed has been like that for years is just plain ignorance. im 13 so i should know. it does make me mad that teenagers are like that.

about the kid who turned emo, i can't really blame him/her. the world is almost literally falling apart. what with the lack of oil, the bad president (YES! he's being replaced), and not to mention the war, the world is pretty much doomed. i probably would have turned emo a long time ago if it wouldn't freak my mom out.
 
     
Ahh, sweet insanity. Without whic this world would be nothing but a boring, life inhabited sphere

Yes I believe I may be partially insane.

 
"Z33RO"
I just wish I could get rid of all the stupid people out there.....or at least educate the smarter ones to not encourage the stupidity of the rest of the world by not doing anything to try to lessen the problem...

(I know I sound like some anime dude/kid just trying to sound all anarchisty and cool, but I seriously mean what I'm saying......)


No offense but getting rid of all of the 'stupid' people will never happen. neutral Someone's view on stupid won't be like yours. I mean, I'd probably be out in someone's eyes. All you're doing is bitchin' and moanin' about this; true you can't change them but you're teenagers.......half the time its a phase and you have the excuse of being a teenager and acting stupid. Its one of those unspoken rules or something *shrug*

Besides......they're just changing their 'style' and hormones are just funky.

(sorry if that came off as harsh. Don't mean to sound mean but I meant every word)
     
"Z33RO"
I’m a junior at my high school and I’ve started to notice that people have become

a) biggrin Too stupid to notice someone has suddenly changed their lifestyle (Like a preppy guy turning “emo” in two weeks and then thinking that they’ve been like that their entire life)
b) biggrin Way to horny so they become attracted to people because they look better because of the change but they know full well that they aren’t what they claim to be.


I mean…..god damn people… There’s a guy at my school that fucking changed from nerdish looking guy to a full on emo in one day. It was his HALLOWEEN COSTUME and he just decided to stay like that because it looked good and now everyone accepts him and pretends like he’s been like that for years.

So, I guess I just want to know if anyone out there is as pissed off about this as me…..Oh, and what the hell is emo? Like, I know the word came from the whole music thing, but what’s the point of being “emotional” and dressing like you’re someone that just gives up on life or likes dressing like the opposite sex. Does the way you dress change your status to emo even if you’re happy all the time? (Cuz if not I’ve never seen a true emo)

Blah….rant is dead sweatdrop

Well, at larger schools, large changes can go unoticed while in a smaller school system, the smallest changes are the biggest deals. I gess that's because more stuff happens scocialy in a large school than in a small one. Thus anything can be big news in a small system of people, school or other wise.
And I gess it's not if they call you "emo", but if you consider your self "emo". I belive you are what you belive you are. Just don't give a rat's a** about waht they say.
 
     
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"Jynx13_VampyPrincess"
i have to disagree Turrican. teenagers are getting stupider, i happen to be one of the lucky smart ones, but i've seen people change in less than one day. hell, i've done it. for different reasons tho. but for others to pretend the one who changed has been like that for years is just plain ignorance. im 13 so i should know. it does make me mad that teenagers are like that.

I refuse to believe that. There is no way teenagers today can be any more stupid than they were when I was one. Terminal stupidity has already been achieved, so there's no way to accelerate the stupidity factor.
     
You are definitely right people are stupid. I think a lot of it has to do with a lack of parenting and a lack of learning. Also, people might not have the higher mental facilities to think and plan ahead all the time. Not much different than a fish or cactus.

In real life, outside, I always feel (and I'm not bragging) that I'm a lot smarter than other people around me. I live in an ugly welfare town with low class people (a lot of illegals, too); they almost all look and act like morons.

Sometimes I'm horrified since I'm thinking all the time; because I realize how the world is screwed up. And I also realize most other people probably aren't thinking, or no where near what I do.
 
     
 
I think that it is actually healthy to try on different roles as a teenager. As always, there will be exceptions, and there is usually a high need to "fit in" with some group, whether the individual really feels the same as the others or just to have peers they want to emulate. I think Erikson's eight stages of development describe the teenage "label" problem accurately:

[ Erikson - Brief ]
[ Erikson - Little more in depth ]

It is just part of the human experience, I suppose. People generally aren't as stupid as you think and people do tend to think they are smarter than they actually are. The fact is, living with that kind of thinking makes keeping and maintaining relationships difficult. Our emotional development shouldn't suffer for our intellect's sake.
     


f**k you.
Gawd, I know how you feel.
I've been known people that went from nerd to super goth over a period of a month.
I mean, he's a cool guy and all, but really, come on.
And, me.
Well, I'm just me.
And, I know a lot of people say that, but I'm really just myself.
I've never been influenced by my peers, if anything, I've influenced most of the kids in my school.
I really can't wait to get to college.

hard.
 
     
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