Of course, they couldn't decide it so easily. No one wanted to stay behind, and everyone clamored to go out.
This was also related to the atmosphere and conditions in the United States. Many people said studying here wasn't competitive, but the real competition was socializing. People said school got out at three in the afternoon, but no one mentioned that afterward, students still had to attend six clubs and two community activities.
Those clubs and activities truly weren't very tiring, and they could improve a person's social skills. But as long as the motivation for doing them wasn't simply to seek happiness, they were bound to be painful.
Socializing because of one's personality and interests was one thing. Socializing to expand one's network, squeeze into high society, and achieve a class leap was another.
At least studying had standard answers. If you did something wrong in social circles, you might not even know what you had done wrong. If your parents were equally ignorant, then your chances of rising were completely cut off.
The overwhelming majority of American teenagers took the social route. After all, schools basically taught nothing. If you wanted to become a real scientist, you either had to spend a fortune on elite education or rely on insight and talent like Peter.
Most people could not be called psychology geniuses, but having done this since childhood, they had gained some understanding. They knew very well how to gain social dominance. As always, the principle of social dominance was to never discuss the matter itself.
"That damn lunatic! He just has it out for me!" Big Curls started yelling again. With that standard Kardashian tone, she gritted her teeth at Baseball Cap and said, "You're a typical sexist, aren't you? Do you know my amazing body is