While randomly googling I found out that someone I liked in high school now works for the ADL. She was nice and one of the top students in our class, but I guess not really too creative? She never expressed any political opinions but was clearly a lib. She was also one of the popular girls who thought they were better than everyone else. I was still kind of shocked when I found out. Like...how can you do this?

As I think about it, another girl I liked in high school is now attending an obscure medical school which is kind of controversial for graduating a bunch of anti-vaxxers or something. She was one of the best students in our class as well and also really nice.

Who do YOU know who has ended up doing something totally awful?

Edit: :jesus-christ:

  • silent_water [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    a close childhood friend became a cop. but we kinda knew from the get go that he was fairly reactionary. like he'd try to mask his own racism as misanthropy and would go full debatebro to justify it. we gave up on him when he started dating a 16 y.o. at 21 after he didn't listen to several of us telling him that he was being a fucking creep. so he became a cop and none of us have heard from him since.

      • silent_water [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        yea there's definitely worse out there but this was grody enough to creep several of us out - "age is just a number" is unsettling to hear out loud as a defense. I'm glad your sister's situation is at least stable and not immediately dangerous.