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pyrotechnicarus · 4 months ago

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My main part-time job is as a tutor for high schoolers and usually we get a little "Interests" summary from their parents before we start and uh. the trends in what interests they list are SO funny. Why are all these 7th graders into coding? Why is your 17 year old into stock trading? I am biased because I think anyone who says they WANT to major in Business is lying but why is this 16 year old's hobby "reading about economics." Why is this 8th grader into entrepreneurship? WHO is the 16 year old into AI and fantasy football? I hate to say it but the kids may not in fact be alright.

#when I was in 12th grade my interests were: reading. writing. complaining. maybe Model UN #but maybe that's a sign of my agéd existence. I probably would've been into coding if that was a thing back then #but also these are written by their parents so of course they want to make their kid sound super cool and grown-up #nobody ever lists video games which is my biggest tell for parent interference. I know those guys are out there making torture chambers in #roblox. as is their god-given right. but it's not as cool as stock trading i guess #it's all real life

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