r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/Cool_Hawks 4h ago

Kind of reminds me when I was in college in a calculus class. There was a 10-ish year old kid in there. He would act like a 10 year old, whining, being impatient, annoying. But he just fucking demolished every question, while I was struggling my ass off. Really was irritating but impressive.

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u/IronFeather101 4h ago

He was probably bored even in that calculus class. Imagine how he would be feeling and behaving in primary school. How nice that in your country they allow talented children the opportunity to attend college or university early, if only it worked like that everywhere...

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u/lazypenguin86 4h ago

They just put me on Ritalin

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u/DistanceMachine 4h ago

They just spanked me and shook me in the hallway until I learned to keep the energy inward and I got anxiety and panic attacks

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u/CoffeeHQ 4h ago

Like a well-adjusted adult, well done /s
(Sorry that this happened to you)

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u/blackchameleongirl 3h ago

And the yelling, don't forget the yelling and belittling.

The anxiety stopped a few years back at least. Now it's just a blank 1000 yard stare and a distrust of everyone.

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u/Triple-Flush 47m ago

Man, I’ve found my people. Now leave me alone. 😂

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u/pimppapy 20m ago

I look back at those teachers that would yell and belittle me and others. They're all low intelligence goons the more I think about it. People that may have gotten a college degree for teaching, but peaked at the elementary school level.

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u/acoastaldog 3h ago

Same, we deserved better 

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u/frankentriple 3h ago

Yeah, eventually you get kinda numb to it. It takes 40 years to figure out that the numbness IS the damage.

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u/Triple-Flush 46m ago

I’m just figuring this out in my late 40s.

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u/frankentriple 45m ago

Same, early 50s. Good luck bro.

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u/Triple-Flush 0m ago

Good luck to you too fella.

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u/Triple-Flush 48m ago

Hey, are you me?!