• gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    My best friend was a fucking degenerate in high school. Drugs, alcohol, fights, got his girlfriend pregnant at 16, was in and out of jail for all kinds of stupid shit… I fully expected him to die young or end up doing hard time.

    He’s now a department head at a very large university, even has his own published textbook. I’m incredibly happy for him.

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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      7 hours ago

      I was a physics student for some time (got to quantum and realized it was not for me lol) and one of the smartest, most hardworking students I ever met was a 27 year old who had been in and out of rehab since he was 18. He is working on his masters now.