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The Universal Laws of Popularity
from 163 - How To Be Popular · #163
3 min
Tim introduces his thesis that the social rules of high school popularity are universal and that losers in high school stay losers for life, with a caveat carved out for genuinely abused or traumatized kids.
- Tim introduces the universal laws of popularity as applicable to everyone from high school kids to adults.
- If you're a loser in high school, you internalize that identity for the rest of your life, even if you become successful and rich.
- Tim clarifies the advice doesn't apply to people dealing with trauma like abuse, being transgender and bullied, or severe poverty.
- Half-assing any job, no matter the circumstances, never works out.
popularitysocial status and successhigh school