Schadenfreudic headlines like 'popular kids less happy later on' appealing to adults should tell you that something is very wrong w/ schools
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The study itself just suggests close friends <-> less depression, higher status <-> more anxiety; there's a reason *this* is the headline.
Hint: it is straight-up ghoulish that they make you read Lord of the Flies in high school. "What? It's relatable to teens!" YES. EXACTLY.
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Like, maybe we question the assumption that all young people just go through a phase where they torture each other & it'll be fine
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Maybe we ask ourselves if sufficiently prison-like environments can be expected to induce somewhat prison-like behavior, even in children.
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