I remember reading an interview with the two creators of Southpark, where they discussed how the losers of their high schools went on and lead great lives, while the cool kids all became insurance agents.
I’ve always remembered that line, but by now I’m in doubt whether I’ve actually read it, since I can’t find the article online.
When I watched the Swedish movie The Reunion (2013) yesterday, I thought about this hopeful anecdote again.
In The Reunion, a succesful artists confronts her old bullies at a highschool reunion. When the artists discusses her old class with friends, they tell her she is on top of the food chain now.
To which she replies: ‘I’m not, because in their eyes, I’m still a loser’.
I urge you to go see this uncomfortable and thought-provoking movie.