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What happened to the smartest person you went to school with?

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Halina Bennet
Dec 04, 2025
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Apparently this is the question of the week.

My answers are as follows:

  • College: Law school, medical school.

  • High school: In prison for attempted murder.

I asked a few people for theirs:

My best friend from high school: The smartest people I went to school with are either Zizians or have joined Praxis Nation and been radicalized in an entirely different way.

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