Is Being Queer Trendy? Popular vs Unpopular Students | Middle Ground

[@jubilee]

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[@xX_SushiRoll_Xx]

Stop eBegging

[@ttv_blandperson5360]

Fr stop eBegging

[@Nullybk]

No

[@msitalianaxo]

Seriously…? This is absolutely ridiculous. You wouldn’t be this huge if it weren’t for your subscribers and now you’re making them pay to watch a freaking prompt?

[@sweet49101]

this is honestly pathetic. change the title of this video if the prompt won't be discussed in it. please don't turn into clickbait

[@kaego._.]

the way that no one addressed morgan and her friends seeking out girls to compliment their dressing just to gossip and laugh abt them behind their backs…and then they said school isn’t like movies. that scene is straight out of mean girls ☠️

[@TheAlixAmanda]

YES!! I was horrified at that! I hope that girl gets therapy and gets her stuff figured out because that was awful and so so mean

[@reneemctume357]

It’s literally out of Mean Girls lmao. Regina George complimented someone’s skirt and then said, “Omg that is the ugliest effing skirt I’ve ever seen.”

[@typicaldigicamenjoyer]

it’s obvious she’s desperate trying to be something she’s not

[@boostinky]

when she finishes school she’s gonna realize that popularity holds no weight at all

[@geckopecko]

only a lame insecure clown like her acts like that. genuinely pretty and popular girls are nicer sometimes

[@OhtheSuffering]

Well, now they gotta do one on former popular kids vs. former unpopular kids.

[@ayyjayy2583]

The roles gon be reversed same crowd lol😂

[@jadexx3]

Yesss!!

[@ch3rryc0la79]

Yessss or former popular and popular

[@mindofzena8447]

Yesss

[@astralfluxaf]

Ooh yeah!!

[@rachel381000]

ananya is the kind of girl that you know is gonna be popular in college because of her maturity and personal style and her brain. You go girl!

[@danielle-bi3tk]

exactly

[@oceanblu2300]

Popular in college is crazy😂😂 what does that even mean??? Nobody really cares about “popularity” in college

[@nocedias]

@@oceanblu2300I think popular in college gets u a lot of connections for later in life ..definitely more impactful than high school popularity

[@oceanblu2300]

@@nocedias it’s called networking…

[@CrazieBabes]

Brains and beauty (inside and out). I’m actually surprised she’s not popular.

[@lydiarachel03]

Morgan made me think of a new middle ground idea: bullies vs. bullied

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

It's a great idea, but aren't the best bullies the ones who pretend they're being bullied? You know they'd have someone under "bullied" and then there would be a comment like "I went to school with this girl and she tortured everyone and we were all terrified of her"

[@cassyvjlee5925]

It wouldn’t work because Morgan would never identify herself as a bully even though her words say otherwise

[@MiLlamoName]

I feel like she was def bullied younger and acts how she does now because of that..

[@SirFlippa805]

She was def bullied look how she do her makeup 💀

[@morgan..iguess]

@@SirFlippa805stop talking about a 15 year old’s appearance that’s bullying and it’s hypocritical ty 💕

[@zacksydnor4346]

It's crazy how much they associated being popular with having friends. You can have great friends without being popular. And being popular doesn't mean you are having fun either. You can have tons of fun and interactions without being popular, just my opinion though.

[@clownworld360]

the way these young teens calls popular as being like the main character of an anime show extrovert type 🤣😂

[@KittySnicker]

Exactly! I wasn’t popular and had a close knit group of friends

[@mlee-w664]

Exactly, I think that cliques also influence someone's relative popularity. When I was in high school I was part of the "weird kids" group but I was pretty popular in that group, and had a bunch of friends.

[@randomguy2108]

I think being popular just means having a lot of friends, I'm sure most of us have friends even if we are not popular

[@KUROhashi14]

​@@randomguy2108then you don't know what a friends is lol

[@girltalkforgirlz]

those who prioritize popularity will have it hard when you realize it holds no weight outside of school

[@Jessesnbhd]

Lmao like they literally said they’d rather be popular than have straight As😭💀

[@Lord_Submissive]

​@@Jessesnbhdyeah

[@9001lol]

Honestly outside of school I think being sociable will help you way more than having straight As. Cause straight As doesn’t matter outside of school too.

[@ch3rryc0la79]

@@9001lolbeing sociable is wayyy different than being popular

[@user_proton]

@@9001lolagree I was more of a studious person and never really bothered to have any friends while in school. Now that I am out of school, that is really bothering me, I have zero social life and I wish I was more social and sacrificed my 4.0 to maybe a 3.8 instead🤷‍♂️

[@thintellect6103]

I find it really odd that Morgan(the black girl) was talking about how she had tons of mental challenges and how much she values others opinions but she later says that her and her friends will go up to people and make fun of their outfits. It's bullying, she thinks those won't notice that they're being made fun of but that is not true.

[@TiffyTindell]

Most bullies are insecure. That's why they're mean and put down others to try to feel better about themselves. So it's not that odd. But hopefully, she becomes more self-aware from this experience and works on that within. 🩷

[@imarockstarification]

It's pretty common for bullies to have social challenges, especially with people who have a low sense of self. They'll tend to seek validation from outside as they're not able to validate themselves and that validation can either be positive (ei this person liked my outfit > they like me > I'm worthy) or negative (ei this person's outfit is ugly > mine is better + others agree > my sense of style is better and approved by others = I'm worthy). It's a shame but she seems to realise how bad it can be so I'm hopeful she'll have the motivation to change.

[@whizkidd2227]

Hurt people hurt people

[@kity5787]

Fr, she sounds like a bully

[@Adam-tx1tr]

I think It’s really odd that you had to point out in parentheses that she’s black…

[@goldc4859]

i’m just gonna say it … i think the girl in purple is getting “popular” mixed up with being borderline … mean/bully? like who talks about someone going after a quarter they dropped? how is that sad? tf?

[@morgan..iguess]

it’s just a silly little ick lol i use it when i wanna get over a guy so i imagine him chasing after a quarter. just a silly thing i didn’t think it would be taken to heart! sorry i offended you thank you for opening my eyes 💕

[@laurageiendorfer7144]

i mean to be fair most popular people are bullies

[@SwaggyGoober]

For real, I can just imagine them whispering to each other and pointing it out. For her it’s a “silly little ick”but to the individual dats bullying & someone making fun of them. No wonder why so many teens are insecure cause we have people like dat caring & pointing out the stupidest things.

[@bethb9664]

It definitely seems to come from a very judgmental mindset.

[@Moogoo1]

@@morgan..iguessOut of context, the quarter comment sounded like a straight up diss towards poor people

[@taystowe9498]

I love that Ananya called out Morgan for the quarter thing and mentioned that people being aholes for no reason is her ick.

[@nataliegarcia77]

Me too, like it’s literally a natural reaction.

[@oceanblu2300]

I found Ananyas passive aggressiveness pretty annoying

[@pashtunpathan4271]

@@oceanblu2300i found her passive aggressiveness on point and satisfying 💅

[@oceanblu2300]

@@pashtunpathan4271 here’s ur cookie 🍪 🍪

[@Lanakaura]

I like how well Morgan took the criticism

[@youareaskyscraper]

Morgan, we absolutely know when you're roasting us to our face. 1000%, it is not hidden and you're not that sly. As a former unpopular kid, this tactic hurt more than most.

[@Fisches]

Its genuinely so embarrassing to even see someone admit this like are you not ashamed?? What a freak

[@des.mezzzz]

I wasn’t surprised when she said that. She values popularity more than her grades, she would rather have multiple people care and worry for her than study, she’s picking on people for no reason, getting “icks” from people doing people things. If anyone does agree with Morgan, these signs say otherwise.

[@Superbatmanbro]

I was the nerdy class clown who protected my cousins.

[@pharrell4448]

@@Fisches "what a freak" by the sound of it you dont sound any better than her lmao

[@Sourpatchk1dz]

it’s straight up bullying & ugly^

[@ShutUpAustin52]

The comment about how girls hide making fun of someone's outfit behind compliments... as a former unpopular kid, we know you're not actually complimenting us. We know you're being mean.

[@motomutant]

exactly, it’s just a waste of energy to deal with people like dat me and my friends just stay silent around those types of people, don’t give them nothing to gossip about

[@dantan1249]

Exactly. People really think they are better and smarter than you. Like you’re a baby and don’t understand human interaction.

[@EXOWAO]

I feel bad for Morgan. I hope she gets the therapy she needs and heals, or she will crash when she gets into adulthood.

[@julia-si3dz]

I agree. She shouldn’t value popularity as much as she does, but im glad shes self aware.

[@shaynaferguson2030]

She gives me the ick badly

[@JaneaHarris-xi6er]

she literally doesn’t loool she’s not a bully 😂

[@julia-si3dz]

@@JaneaHarris-xi6er you clearly didnt hear what she said about going up to people about their outfits…

[@JaneaHarris-xi6er]

@@julia-si3dz ik her in rl she’s one of the sweetest ppl u will meet not evb is the perfect nice human

[@Pomegranateho]

I just wanna say that Ananya carries herself very well and I can just tell after high school she will be THAT GIRL

[@Maria-mv4ig]

I'm over here wondering how she's "unpopular." She seems very self aware and self assured.

[@pipelayomimiko]

Frrrr

[@quackinator1609]

​@@Maria-mv4igbecause those are the exact things popular kids lack

[@rm6379]

Some things she said were signaling a little bit of insecurity tbh? I don’t see many people who caught them but I was honestly kinda like her in high school where I wasn’t “popular” but I knew lots of people, at the same time gave a little “pick me”. There are little things she will probably grow to stop thinking. She wasn’t very receptive of differences (including with popular people) and there were a few slights that didn’t sit well with me like at 2:30 7:05 12:15 19:20 20:19. She’s still a bit of a critical person and I’m sure she’ll learn from this looking back but it’s not cool to be judgmental or have a superiority complex from the opposite end of popularity either.

[@Pomegranateho]

@@rm6379 I can see some insecurity from her definitely and her projecting a bit but I was similar in high school and I can see her growing from it and becoming more confident in her own skin. I think it’s important that everyone can grow and become a different person and I just saw that in her especially out of everyone in the group

[@docta_myna8011]

I'm aware they're highschoolers, so they definitely have some growing up to do. But I found it extremely sanctimonious how preachy they were about morals and treating other people with respect. Meanwhile Morgan is like the epitome of a "mean girl" when you actually take in the things she's saying...

[@twincherry4958]

She's living in her la la land. She might be book smart but very deficient is other crucial ways.

[@lucerocastaneda9497]

Yeah she's basically Regina George. So unlikeable

[@geckopecko]

she tries so hard to belong lmfaoo

[@vanessaaac]

Ya but she also knows this. It's really just her trying so hard to fit in. She shouldn't care so much but it's extremely hard for most high school kids to not care about fitting in and being liked. I'm sure she will grow out of it and realize how ridiculous she was.

[@tiernyjasmine8678]

@@vanessaaac trying to fit in doesn't mean bullying someone for their outfit lmao

[@Miinttt]

Everyone glossed over what Morgan said at 14:11 too easily. That's disgusting behavior. The moderator asked Rustin about his response but not Morgan?

[@poopypants80085]

literally bragging about it too like what are you proud about? being a bully?

[@leilaherrera8959]

@@poopypants80085how is she bragging? the prompt literally asked and she answered 😭

[@benitez6626]

@@leilaherrera8959she isn’t necessarily bragging but you could tell from her tone that she didn’t feel shame for it

[@leilaherrera8959]

@@benitez6626 the thing is though she’s never done it before? if you listen closely you can hear her say it as an example. why are we so focused on her when the guy next to her spoke about girls at his school dressing “wild” and talking about how girls wear pajamas is a bad thing?

[@aniyah2828]

@@leilaherrera8959not necessarily bragging but u can tell by her tone and the way she’s laughing that she really doesn’t gaf

[@meganrivera7579]

Ananya seems like such a genuine person. She has great insight for all of her answers/opinions. I’d love to be her friend, she seems so loyal.

[@syiona]

she is so sweet. i felt so bad for her when the others were just roasting things that she does just out of being herself.

[@Random-sk6hm]

She's lovely

[@AlliIsNotaGirlkisser]

Yep. She's very well-spoken, sounds smart, I agree with most of her points and opinions. I definitely think she'll be the successful in life.

[@momos_wife]

morgan is iffy. she’s expressing that she’s self-aware about her displacing value onto popularity, battles with anxiety, and cares deeply about what people think, but then she admits that she and her friends seek out girls to make fun of and calls it an “ick” to watch someone do something as simple as chase after a quarter. girl, look at yourself in the mirror. you’re one of the people that make others (and yourself) anxious about how they’re perceived. sit down and have an honest chat with yourself. i’m wishing you the best, but this is not it.

[@seashellgarden2227]

Exactly; honestly i think most "mean girls" don't realize what they're doing half the time. I think Morgan genuinely believes she's a sweet person, and I'm sure she is in some ways, but it seems like her own desire to fit in might cause her to be cruel in turn.

[@nicolamacaroni2755]

well yeah the most insecure people comment on other peoples flaws

[@Bonserak23]

I've noticed the icky trend is just bullying lol

[@theunseen3]

I love how Morgan was like “popularity isn’t like the movies, we don’t really act like that” then 10 minutes later she says “me and my (popular) friends will go up to someone and say omg we love your outfit where’d you get it???’ then laugh about them afterwards.” like girl that’s literally mean girls regina george activities straight out of the playbook 😭 i liked all of these kids tho, and i hope all of them live healthy lives and feel comfortable in their skin.

[@rigdby]

the lack of self-awareness from someone who has 1000% seen mean girls is just crazy

[@erinmartin8872]

Ananya I'm so sorry someone made fun of your Strawberry Shortcake dress. When you said it I said out loud "that sounds adorable"

[@Random-sk6hm]

Strawberry Shortcake is elite 😤

[@SKZZOONTOOP]

I honestly wanna dress up as strawberry short cake now 😭

[@freiyakd]

you can tell morgan is looking for validation from the others, and when she doesn’t she feels literally attacked like about the birthday post and the mom post. she’ll learn to see that her ‘popularity’ shades her insecurities. whereas i love the unpopular kids 😩 not afraid to be real at all

[@pinkchihua]

That’s so true, she took every comment in that section as an attack on herself and was looking for pandering from the others but didn’t get it.

[@ernestobetisto2322]

14:11 she admitted to being a bully and was so proud about it

[@morgan..iguess]

IM SORRY 😭😭😭

[@nehreenahmed2674]

@@morgan..iguessSending you love because you and friends are doing that out of insecurity. I hope you grow and learn to uplift others instead of bringing others down as a result of your self-esteem. It’s definitely a journey, but there’s so much more to life than you’re seeing

[@maaaaaaane-bz2ny]

@@morgan..iguessyikes

[@charleneway954]

@@morgan..iguessI think you’re a sweet girl…but you came off like a mean girl in this video. Idk if that’s the edit or real. I’d just say, don’t take anything on here too personally. If someone has constructive criticism consider it, but ignore anything that’s doesn’t apply to you or is just mean

[@Miinttt]

@@morgan..iguess being nasty isn't cool. This coupled with your "ick" screams insecurity. There is definitely a way to be popular and nice and the ones that are popular for/while being nice are the ones that stay popular

[@lailaes802]

Love that girl who told the other girl she's actually the ick

[@triple_gem_shining]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@A_r_i_._G_]

Fr

[@charleneway954]

Not Ananya telling Morgan to her face that she is her ick 😭😭

[@triple_gem_shining]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@motomutant]

and she ATEE

[@lalabest1aj]

Bruh she ATE with that. Said what we were all thinking

[@analucero5469]

14:03 Did she really just describe the scene in mean girls…then acts like it’s relatable and cute 😂

[@Offechen]

to rather be popular in school than successful in life later (A+ student) is so insane to me like i cannot comprehend that at all

[@echowhosthis]

fr, popularity doesn’t matter at ALL after school, aka most of your life

[@rkelez]

I did the 4.5 gpa thing etc bla bla. I work with so many people who didn’t do jack in school. We all make well over 6 figures. The key is to find a balance. The connections you make in college will often be more beneficial than your grades.

[@SarcasticaleeXP]

It does seem like not the best choice, especially with her reasoning but is honest some need validation especially while they are developing. Also, being a A+ student doesn't guarantee success in life, sometimes the connections that you make are more important.

[@OhtheSuffering]

The usefulness of popularity in high school ceases immediately after graduation.

[@KittySnicker]

You are so deluded, girl. Future employers won’t care how popular you were in high school.

[@miss.shrewd424]

This concept was a little embarrassing at first but all of them are endearing in their own way

[@KV-db9gw]

True. Too trivial but an easy watch.

[@Hazel_Toyota]

Morgan is more the girl that runs around with the popular girls and posts with them then actually being popular

[@bryvnk]

LMAOAOAOAOAOA

[@ReinaSeis]

The only thing I could think of for the “rather be popular than A+ student” was “peaking in high school” because most kids that think that way end up being this way and it’s sad

[@triple_gem_shining]

Morgan will be a ghetto girl in 3 years twerking on Instagram with a 10th grade education 😂😂😂

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Not really, especially if they’re rich or upper middle class. They can think that way and have no consequences and I know y’all aren’t ready to have that conversation because it’ll expose y’all’s insecurities with the whole topic.

[@a_83567]

@@peenerparker846exactly lol. A lot of people in the comments are acting like they’ve never been to high school or been in the workforce before and all they know is what they see in movies. It’s not a formulaic/movie script outcome.

[@riannalawrence4933]

⁠@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024well that comes from their money not social skills

[@rm6379]

Being liked and remembered by many is such an important skill later in life too

[@imstrife]

wtf is this disney channel type of middle ground 💀

[@DanHosler]

Eh I'm ok with some light topics once in awhile

[@maya.rose.]

For real! Morgan is so conceited, she’s wild.

[@clownworld360]

facts 🤭😂🤣

[@greyy_097]

this channel is becoming a joke, tbh

[@awesome1ru]

It's a valid topic imo

[@nicoleerwin7351]

She really admitted to being a bully like that at 14:00. That’s not a cute look especially when you hit adulthood

[@moomak8920]

It’s not but it def still happens

[@natankebreab911]

19:20 Ananya did not hold back she said that straight to morgan's face. Calling morgan out🤣🤣

[@oceanblu2300]

You can tell she doesn’t get to “speak her mind” to popular kid’s regularly so she just had to get that off her chest…

[@dervla_]

slay ananya

[@carissaingram5618]

I hope Morgan grows and learns to love herself. She’s young, so i get it, but a lot of the things she said were sad

[@len-1768]

I love how relaxing this video is compared to last week's Middle Ground episode. Everyone made great points and shared their experiences with popularity with great openness. The group hug and the subsequent picture of their feet was the cutest thing ever.

[@vervideosgiros1156]

Yes, for a shallow topic as this is, it was quite nice!

[@bklynkat23]

It was truly refreshing

[@claff4573]

people will still somehow find something to have an issue about. Watch

[@Playsch00l]

this was not relaxing LOL every second thing to come out of morgan or robert's mouth was so fucked up

[@gaminglegend]

Yes, Jubilee please do more of this

[@kenemesay]

I will need Jubilee to do this again with them in 5 years

[@Starriaaa]

I feel bad for Morgan… she’s gonna learn the hard way for sure

[@Kiah_.0]

We got a genie here 🧞

[@augustvirgo26]

Real, her friends don’t even seem genuine

[@poobiswoobis]

Ananya is super likable. She will go far in life.

[@lifecreator6545]

Being doesn't mean your going to go far. A lot of likeable people are having a rough time out there

[@bootybees5144]

I think one thing that wasn't mentioned is being popular will develop your social skills and may even help you land a job through connections after high school ("it's not about what you know, it's about who you know"). Sometimes that can be way more important in finding a career than just getting straight A's.

[@user-ov6xs6mg9w]

Yeah but they’re usually extremely shallow people. You can always tell who was popular in highschool.

[@matts5164]

And that's true within in the workforce as well. There are plenty of people that are popular in their workplace that were popular at school.

[@matts5164]

@@user-ov6xs6mg9w Not every popular kids at school are shallow though. They may be popular because they were nice people (and very sociable).

[@KV-db9gw]

So true. This is how it really is in real life. Smart sleazy smooth talkers make their way upto the top without really putting in the efforts that that job requires actually. They're smart.

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

Being popular is way more important than people want to say because it makes them feel bad if they weren't popular. Just think of the 5 most popular kids in your grade, probably 4 or all 5 are winning at life. Not only do you gain confidence, but you get a sense of entitlement which in small doses can be great for your life.

[@summerfatima2525]

I love Ricky’s views on these subjects. Wise beyond his years 👏

[@farquaad5519]

He ghosted me for 5 months

[@Ayoskyzz]

I know Ricky, he tried breaking into my house

[@duhkbored]

Ricky stole my dog

[@zipho]

Ricky kicked my granma

[@nyokowawe]

Ricky stole my wife

[@radhaandrews2441]

no one's talking bout rustin he seems rlly nice + articulate and not like obsessed with popularity

[@JohnCena-nx4of]

such a G

[@lindseystags9654]

we just going to ignore how Morgan is unapologetically a bully @14:00

[@DefineMorena]

👀

[@dantan1249]

Also, for people saying high school isn’t like mean girls. you’re kinda wrong. The thing that’s different in movies is that everyone is self aware and makes declarative statements about what they are going through. In real life It just plays out.

[@vanilla1353]

??? But the “popular” kids are in this huge group (at least in my school) instead of a small group ppl look up to you know?

[@alyssap.6506]

Morgan is a very sad person. I hope one day she realizes that living your life for other people and being a mean person get you nowhere. Thinking back to my own time in high school, I feel like she would be one of those people who is very obviously trying hard to be liked.

[@betteryourlife865]

I was super popular in school without trying to be and without letting my grades go on the back burner. I was just social and loved talking to anyone. Now as an adult I don’t want to talk to anyone lol, but I have a great life and a family. Being popular or not popular in high school really doesn’t change your adult life. It’s the bullying that will really change things because it hurts your self esteem and feeling of worth. I guess being popular is one way of protecting yourself from bullying because I never really experienced bullying besides this one girl in middle school but she wasn’t around for long.

[@ShaunCheah]

The way you ended that was so ominous.💀

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@ShaunCheahRight?😭💀

[@9tailedbeast392]

@@ShaunCheah🤣 like dang,do I need to call someone ???

[@L2-L2]

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[@loyellow1]

@@ShaunCheah😂

[@talaiar.533]

Morgan stresses me out. Outside validation should not be this important :/

[@sky3680]

it’s important to a lot of people who are afraid of not being liked. It’s not like we choose to constantly seek validation but knowing that we’re not hated is always nice.

[@melaniehernandez9370]

girl morgan calms me down 😭

[@SNP2082]

​@@sky3680 Constantly valuing external validation is the problem though. They need to make internal cognitive changes to stop giving much worth to the judgement of of strangers. Not eveyone is going to like us and that's the world and that's how it always will be. People have different perspectives and views, you cannot please eveyone but you can please and love yourself

[@sheriA7082]

She's a kid figuring life out. Geeze

[@vervideosgiros1156]

​@@sky3680 But if she wanted validation and to be liked, why was she a bullie, in the first place?

[@kamiliarayes]

why do all three unpopular ones have glasses

[@CutiePatutie_SmookiePookieBear]

Just like the movies 😶

[@LilFoxyCosplay]

Im autistic and was horribly bullied then the same girls (it was boys and girls but i went to an all girls high school) said i was one of the sweetest people they knew but i was too quiet I was quiet because i was terrified of the bullyinh starting again Thankfully it stopped after my first yesr of high school

[@stamzthehuman897]

Those 4 kids that stood up for popularity being more important than grades are going to be shocked on graduation day. I give them less than a year after prom you will see that most of the 10 people giving you validation will be replaced with only one or two people. Please somebody tell these kids not to peak in high school

[@user-gl8pn9ps6d]

did u even listen to what they said

[@spaceyofficial.0127]

@@user-gl8pn9ps6dno he didn’t

[@backtobasics137]

Literally, I wasn't popular at all but I still had a few close friends during my high school experience. It's been over 5 years since I graduated and I don't speak to any of them and haven't since our senior week. 😭

[@stamzthehuman897]

@@backtobasics137 This is something I think everybody goes through. After your highschool grad only a few people or nobody at all will actually matter. I think that is why in college people tend to stick to only a few core friends from the beginning

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

They aren’t failing school. 💀😭

[@asuka7892]

This video just proves yet another time that unpopular kids are way cooler and better to have as friends. All the 3 popular kids gave bad vibes. And kudos to ananya for calling Morgan out. That was very satisfying to watch

[@adeliaaf5649]

Idk Rustin felt pretty nice

[@Reichelle]

As you get older I think you realize that popularity is temporary - the kids you wanted to be like or be friends with will be long gone once school is over because you all will be doing your own thing. So popularity may seem important at the time but once high school is over and you either get into the workforce or college, none of that will matter.

[@Ksis123]

Yep. The popular people I knew in high school are very different now. And not the people I’d ever want to be like..

[@Slim-Clips]

Looks and popularity are strongly correlated. The halo effect is extremely strong.

[@goddosyourself7970]

It is but its not the main gateway to popularity

[@dw9524]

Yep and the devil effect, where ppl have a bias against you because of how you look.

[@55CINCO55]

@@goddosyourself7970 It's definitely a golden ticket.

[@CutiePatutie_SmookiePookieBear]

I see you everywhere Slim

[@Slim-Clips]

@@goddosyourself7970 It is. The most attractive people are almost ALWAYS among the most popular.

[@ruj9821]

Ananya is so pretty and has such a mature vibe! Loved her

[@MissBliss818]

On the prompt on 'having sex will make you popular', the students bring up how being talked about makes you popular but I personally think that gossip usually makes someone less popular

[@s_____1166]

I see popular as someone who has attention, is talked about. Attention can draw jealousy. Especially if that popular person is more introverted, they can be popular but because people can’t get too close/figure them out they spread rumours.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Not really, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, etc got even more popular through Gossip.

[@geckopecko]

that guy got popularity mixed up with fame lol. being talked about makes you famous but not every famous person is popular. being popular is about being well liked by many

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

I think they were confusing being talked about with being popular. There are some students that do, horrible horrible things on school property, who are definitely talked about but aren't' popular.

[@ChrisM-bn5vr]

It's a double standard but having sex as a guy will definitely make you more popular, or at least it will gain you respect. But having sex as a girl is not going to make you more popular. Like dating a popular guy might make a girl more popular, but just having sex in general is not going to make her more popular.

[@randomguy2108]

I would rather have a few close friends for life from HS than be popular and know everyone. Real friendships are what matters at the end of the day.

[@SwaggyGoober]

Exactly, quality over quantity

[@jesswinter]

Regarding the disability popularity, there was a kid at my school, likely had down syndrome. People all were always super nice to him and had him feeling like the king of the school. He thought he was highly attractive and desirable due to how he was treated. So he ends up asking an insanely pretty popular girl to prom. She turned him down because she wanted to go with a guy she was attracted to and truly wanted to go with. This crushed the disabled guy. He was so angry and hurt and confused. It wasn’t that the girl did anything wrong. She felt horrible but it was not her responsibility to take care of him in that way. There was just such an issue with the way the school coddled him as a whole. It gave him these unrealistic expectations that hurt him in the end. With that said, I’m so glad these kids brought this issue up because I feel like it happens often with the sweet special needs kids in many schools. I think it is very important to be nice to everyone but I also think there should be a limit for reasons like this.

[@Departure-yz7ok]

I get what you're saying because surely, you would feel this way if you're not disabled yourself (unless you are in fact the kid with down syndrome?). But let me tell you, what's going on at your school is one hundred percent better than what went down at mine - people with disabilities and LGBTQ kids were bullied, even by the teachers. And besides, I think EVERYBODY should be really confident in themselves. Plus, if one girl doesn't think the other kid is attractive, that doesn't mean anything. You can be really attractive and there will still be people who won't go out with you. Like come on

[@seashellgarden2227]

I dont know, i dont think that outcome had much to do with the kids disability; he might have been rejected regardless, and then would have went through the same process.

[@kaydeblake2219]

The amount of times these kids said the word "like" drove me nuts 😂

[@badgyalmimi]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@victoriaeldridge3474]

Same here! It became harder to listen to what they were actually saying because I started only hearing that one word.

[@christyyne24]

It’s crazy how true the saying “be yourself” is, but it takes time for us to actually put that mindset into action.

[@vanilla1353]

THIS.

[@charky6683]

omg finally a NON POLITICAL MIDDLE GROUND!!

[@ifyouwantoreplyjustclickth5063]

Pretty boring tho

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Technically it is political, they just didn’t get to that level. We could though.

[@Jade-fb6fx]

I would love to see this cast in like 5-10 years after high school. It would be really interesting to see if they hold the same opinions after they’ve experienced the “real world” lol

[@fbowda]

popularity doesnt mean having friends. it's a power dynamic and social class and those people will be so lost when they get to the real world

[@imarockstarification]

Both being popular and being a straight A student can/will help you in life. It just depends on what your goals are and how you want to get there. Having a large social group and knowing how to be know and remembered will be extremely helpful in jobs where you interact with a lot of different disciplines/clients/teams. Being a straight A will help you in jobs where your university matters and where structure, discipline and strong work ethics are highly valued.

[@lynjac741]

if ricky’s considered unpopular now, he will be popular in college

[@jodimatthews2755]

So you understand how big Colleges/Universities are? That's unlikely since there's not really "popular" there

[@lynjac741]

@@jodimatthews2755true true

[@kristenp6132]

⁠@@jodimatthews2755there definitely is social hierarchies in higher education

[@matts5164]

@@kristenp6132 I agree but if the campus is very big it hardly matters.

[@farquaad5519]

He ghosted me for 5 months

[@user-ue6wc6qc9i]

I just wanted to say that I love Anaya, she’s such a genuine and nice person!

[@geckopecko]

i think popularity ultimately comes down to being physically attractive. I've met likeable and sociable ugly people yet they weren't as popular as people who was just hot. some didn't even have any "popular strategy" like playing sports or even being likeable at all, they were just hot and, at the same time, being hot made them have a lot of following in social media. that's also a modern way of improving your popularity

[@kay-kd9vc]

morgan is the definition of mean girl. she should be embarrassed

[@starsretical9039]

so are majority of the ppl in these comment sections. stop acting like you're saints, everyone makes mistakes

[@cookiesarelikecream]

Her outfit is embarrassing too

[@kay-kd9vc]

@@peenerparker846 im 20😍

[@kay-kd9vc]

@@starsretical9039 idk about you but i’ve never gone up to someone pretending to compliment their outfit just to talk about them behind their back and giggle about it. that’s literally straight from the script of mean girls.

[@motomutant]

@@starsretical9039everyone makes mistakes, what morgan did was not a mistake she does it for fun and that’s just weird…

[@dungeonmasters4]

One important thing which I especially notice being autistic is that body language and the tone in which you speak are also very important... people naturally feel more comfortable around confident but approachable bodylanguage and a voice that is fluent but clear and not to soft or loud

[@jato2942]

You got it the other way around. Body language and voice isn’t really what makes confidence, it is the confidence that creates positive body language and voice. You could be stiff as a board and talk in whispers, but if you’re genuinely confident, people will look past everything else

[@goddosyourself7970]

I dont know what you define as loud but being loud during arguments gets people on your side asap as long as your agrument holds even slight amount of weight

[@dungeonmasters4]

@jato2942 I don't think that's true, I was genuinely confident as a child but still gut bullied for being 'weird'. I'm not saying confidence isn't super important too so 'the other way around' doesn't really apply here, both are important.

[@dungeonmasters4]

@goddosyourself7970 well yes but people who argue a lot aren't necessarily well liked. I also mean people who are loud in general, it's hard to explain to people who aren't autistic but people often told me or other autistic people I know we talk 'weird' or to loud at inappropriate times

[@mirayoon1992]

and also not too fast either.. As autistic person, fast speakers are also hard to talk to

[@ImASing4u]

I love how respectful and open they all were. We were all f’d up as kids. I think judging any of them is crazy. As a teen you literally have NO CONTROL over your self or your beliefs or anything. You’re literally a product of your environment, parents, school, media. It wasn’t until my mid/late 20’s that I really grew enough to reevaluate my values and analyze a lot of programming and things that I was taught/forced to believe and misled by church, family, school, jobs, entertainment, society. Kudos to these kids for being open

[@Departure-yz7ok]

💯 agreed

[@man1_luv]

Fax

[@Legionus149]

How are these kids unpopular. The unpopular kids are nice and very sincere.

[@disneyfan831]

Exactly why they are unpopular. Most popular kids aren't very nice and sincere

[@mindofzena8447]

This was so cute, i really loved hearing all these different perspectives and how times have changed A LOT since i was in high school. Wishing all these kids happiness and success 🙌🏿 ✨️

[@Departure-yz7ok]

What was different back in your day?

[@mindofzena8447]

@Departure-yz7ok quite a few things, the whole being popular thing in general. Visually, none of these kids would've been considered "popular" just by the looks of them. Being accepting of the LGBT community is another big one, back then that was very much condemned and considered "not cool" and most people stayed in the closet for the most part until kinda closer to my senior year, thats when i noticed more things were changing. The way they view having sex and doing drugs is completely flipped around from when I was in high school. Both of those things were considered "cool" back then. Most of the "popular " kids were very wealthy and were always vacationing in other states or other countries and they were much more of a close knit circle, not that they were necessarily mean to anyone but they definitely weren't just anyone's friend. We absolutely had cliques then too, not sure if thats changed or not..but the jocks, goths, nerds, cheerleaders, gays, theater kids, dance kids/ dance crews, etc all hung out with their own for the most part. The whole idea of how they view social media status in general is completely different also. Social media was still pretty new-ish and insta was sill up and coming so there were no influencers or people trying to be known from that platform, it wasn't even a thing yet. Most people were still on Facebook or Tumblr. Going viral was barely a thing at that time and if you were going viral it was usually for something funny or embarrassing lol not something other people necessarily wanted to emulate. The most we had of social status online was being on someone's top 8 on MySpace . The emotions that they have as well, seems a lot of them are a lot more depressed now (not based off this video necessarily but just from what I've seen overall) and that's worrisome and very sad to me. I dealt with depression as a teen but I was like one of maybe 5 people I knew that had it. Nowadays it seems like everyone has it and anxiety and I really think a lot of it stems from social media but I could be wrong. But it was interesting to see how these younger people feel and think about things now vs how I felt and thought about them when I was their age

[@Random-sk6hm]

@@mindofzena8447 Agreed, thing have changed so vastly and it's amazing to see how considerate and empathetic these teens are. Truly gives me hope for the future

[@tamsinnorth914]

Morgan is giving kinda mean girl vibes when she mentioned she goes up to people and fakes liking peoples outfits idk reminded me of bully’s in my high school

[@Zoologically_Explained]

Isn't it amazing when teenagers are the most rational and informative people on Middle Ground

[@CrazyCapricorn]

well maybe because they aren't discussing world-based problems lol

[@ronnietwok5218]

the problems they're discussing become more trivial as they become older so

[@Modelero]

You should do different generations of people that were popular kids, maybe there will be huge differences, considering schools back in the days were really different.

[@tanvi3064]

ananya is the most mature person here, and she’s def gonna do well in life

[@mirinana]

Hah, I wish my version of unpopular looked more like Ananya when I was in high school. Such a lovely and well-put-together girl.

[@CeeWillTheTrill]

As a “weird” popular kid in high school, I can say that the “trick” is to be yourself. People vibe with realness

[@Shr00m3r]

I missed her name but the one girl on the popular side is the type of girl I’m afraid of. She seems like she might need like intense therapy because she’s so emotionless in the way the says such horrible things. Like it’s actually scary. She’s very detached from reality.

[@locomotivetrain3797]

I love how one by one the popular kids sat down for the first question rather than all at once because they wanted to see if the other popular kids did it first

[@LatishaBelk-yn6eo]

Poor Morgan , I pray her parents sees this and get her some help 😢

[@analucero5469]

It’s definitely just something within your personality, the “popular” ones were just more talkative and seem to say anything that comes to mind I wouldn’t have been able to tell which side is which just looking at them all.

[@qwtz1]

i think morgan is a mean girl

[@morgan..iguess]

i promise i’m not im so sorry 😭

[@innitbruv-lascocomics9910]

Nah she's just more extroverted and desires connections more than others. She's not a mean girl and yall sad shut-ins need to stop projecting your insecurities on her

[@th0m4xs70]

@@morgan..iguess But why would you go up to someone with your friends and obviously make them uncomfortable about what they chose to wear? Lmao

[@user-ov6xs6mg9w]

@@morgan..iguessyou literally talked about bullying someone you ARE mean. Someone going after a quarter is your ick. That’s just an extremely shallow and icky thing to say.

[@user-ov6xs6mg9w]

@@morgan..iguess14:12. Yes you did. That is literally being a bully.

[@WillowFrancais]

The whole “ick” thing is so toxic.

[@triple_gem_shining]

Morgan is the problem

[@WillowFrancais]

@@triple_gem_shining I don’t think it’s Morgan specifically. I think it’s just a generational thing.

[@leilaherrera8959]

@@triple_gem_shiningdo you know the ick thing was a trend way before this video? she’s not a “problem” it’s literally a thing MILLIONS of other people have spoken about their “icks”. it is toxic i agree with the original commenter but don’t throw one person under the bus when there are thousands of others. that so weird of you.

[@Elexor_]

I feel bad for Morgan. Dropping a quarter on the ground and chasing it shouldn’t be an ick. And some of the stuff she said was so mean and off putting. I hope she learns to be nicer to people, and I hope the best for her

[@oceanblu2300]

Isn’t an ick something that is not necessarily nasty but something regular that you just don’t like??

[@Elexor_]

its more of a big turn off, and something that makes you cringe@@oceanblu2300

[@joantiger4059]

It is an ick for her, why is that such a big deal? People have different icks ahah, i will still try to chase my quarter anyways

[@TributesAndUnique]

I know that they're just kids, but them acting like high schoolers smoking and drinking is a totally fine thing to do is not great.

[@ronlandereggas]

it isn’t fine at all i agree with you, but sadly it is normalized in todays times

[@sometimesising1016]

They think minors having sex is fine, so why would drinking and drugs be a problem? Very disturbing.

[@TributesAndUnique]

@@sometimesising1016 They associated it more with negative things than drinking/smoking. But yeah minors should definitely not be hooking up.

[@angel-wo7dr]

i don’t think you realize how normal that is

[@TributesAndUnique]

@@angel-wo7dr Just because its normalized doesn't mean that it should happen.

[@Kitanaii]

once you’re out of school the popularity is basically gone because people move to different places and no one cares about you anymore, but the grades may change your life

[@ciennasuperstar1247]

I would love a special ed kid vs gifted kid middle ground! As a formed SpEd kid myself!

[@calliewright2946]

Very cool idea! Especially if it discussed the nuance and twice exceptional kids that qualify for both, since gifted is technically a form of SpEd although it's not recognized that way sometimes.

[@katiarodriguez600]

You can be an A+ student and a popular kid at the same time.

[@baileythefilmmaker]

A jubilee series I really wanna see would be called "Swapped" where a bunch of people with different customs would swap and do things the way the others did it. A great example would be student's with the highest grades in grade 12 in the us vs year 13 in the uk (they are the same age but the school system is different). The group of 12th graders (US) would have to sit A level exams and the year 13s (UK) would have to sit high school exams. Then they would compare the marks they got and discuss how different (or similar) the exams were.

[@Random-sk6hm]

Ooooh I wanna see that

[@goldc4859]

14:15 that’s so lame… wth i’m surprised she admits these things so easily 😂

[@vin2416]

morgan seems like a real bully hiding under the guise of being popular

[@Ennn117]

Can we just agree that Anaya was so sweet and intelligent?

[@elleosman]

when the girl with the braids was talking about how girls will be like omg I love your outfit and lowk be hating is literally giving mean girls

[@UnassumingStoner]

It would be interesting to have them back in 5 years and see if their answers have changed.

[@eve_ofdestruction4472]

the girl in purple seems very much like a bully who goes along with her friends. she kind of reminds me of girls who pick on me

[@sky3680]

i’m friends with her and i promise you she’s one of the sweetest girls ever. she’s really nice and always shares

[@user-ov6xs6mg9w]

Yeah she’s definitely a bully.

[@leilaherrera8959]

you basing this off a 25 minute video is extremely wild to me

[@ch3rryc0la79]

@@leilaherrera8959it has to do with the way people carry themselves

[@DefineMorena]

😮

[@mengl29]

In my school, the smart kids were the popular ones.

[@SNP2082]

Same! The kids who would get bad grades would get disregarded in my school. Smart kids held the most respect and likability

[@moodywrites]

As an autistic who masked so hard that I developed social anxiety, this video hits home. I was so obsessed with being popular because I hated who I am. It’s sad to think about. And it was only reinforced by the social skills therapies that aimed to make me more neurotypical.

[@Random-sk6hm]

Me too :')

[@me-fk3xy]

I don't think enough people are talking about Rustin. He seems like a nice kid. I see why he is popular.

[@Sanatani.Chingi]

Ricky and ananya stole my heart! Respectful, mature, smart and incredibly polite! They will go long way! 💙💙💙

[@khanimed7513]

Ananya and Noah are so wise and understanding

[@hm-cs2ho]

But rick is soo 🧂yyy ...

[@chanelhh2594]

Coming from a British perspective some of the popular kids would’ve definitely gotten bullied in a British school.

[@jeffreykassir]

And vice versa

[@TheLyricsAnalyst]

Absolutely (fellow Brit)- that Ricky guy would definitely be popular, same as the girl on the “unpopular” side

[@matts5164]

What does a typical poplar kid looks like in British? I went to a Briish school too but the "popular kids" are pretty much just slackers.

[@cherripxt_]

@@matts5164 Frr they litterally get popular from being rude to teachers and being the baddest behaved and so they would get popular cause teachers would give them a lot of attention and recognise them or if they were pretty

[@quantumjourney1]

@@jeffreykassirThere are no British kids here wdym

[@gladousg9123]

Robert and Morgan give mean girl/guy vibes. Also Ananya seems like such a nice person.