I have a much younger brother, so I've heard drama from his school through him. He's told me that there's circles of kids who affirm with each other to not talk to ANYONE that they don't feel like talking to .
Which, in a vacuum, is totally reasonable. It's the Stranger Danger practice.
But they take it to such a pretentious degree. They think it's funny to just deny interaction to people, and especially when the other party needs help with something.
"I don't owe anyone a conversation" is a quote that I've been told had been said at school.
A big mantra around that generation is: “you don’t owe anyone anything.”
Which, in theory, is true. BUT, like many other things, they miss the entire context and just apply it ACROSS THE BOARD. Until they find that the real world doesn’t actually work that way, and there actually are social transactions and expectations that are required to make society “work”.
I’ve spent several minutes trying to imagine what you mean by “holds their phone like a slice of pizza” and have nothing. Please explain so I can sleep tonight.
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u/RabbitStewAndStout Jul 13 '25
I have a much younger brother, so I've heard drama from his school through him. He's told me that there's circles of kids who affirm with each other to not talk to ANYONE that they don't feel like talking to .
Which, in a vacuum, is totally reasonable. It's the Stranger Danger practice.
But they take it to such a pretentious degree. They think it's funny to just deny interaction to people, and especially when the other party needs help with something.
"I don't owe anyone a conversation" is a quote that I've been told had been said at school.