I honestly think that the concept of high school being so great and such a cherishable part of the life experience has been created by people who peaked when they were teenagers. Life was just a downward spiral for them from there. No more prom crowns to win or student council popularity contests. Everything that they valued so much was gone after high school. A lot of respected, successful adults were really outcasts in high school. What is frowned upon in high school as weird is sometimes what sets you apart later on, in a good way.
I honestly think that the concept of high school being so great and such a cherishable part of the life experience has been created by people who peaked when they were teenagers. Life was just a downward spiral for them from there. No more prom crowns to win or student council popularity contests. Everything that they valued so much was gone after high school. A lot of respected, successful adults were really outcasts in high school. What is frowned upon in high school as weird is sometimes what sets you apart later on, in a good way.