Rory Gilmore & the 'former gifted child' TikTok trend

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Rory Gilmore is the protagonist of the hit dramedy Gilmore Girls and an icon to all of us. But no matter how strong a hold she and Lorelai still have on us, it's hard to rewatch the show and pretend that Rory's character development isn't one of the most disappointing falls from grace in TV history. Luckily, I'm here to make excuses for her in the form of a TikTok trend I came across recently in which people self-diagnose with "former gifted child syndrome".

Former gifted child syndrome describes adults who were overachievers as children and who now struggle to be content with their lives if they're not constantly doing the most. They also have a hard time trying to do things/ doing things they might not be good at out of an extreme fear of failure. Sounds like our Rory doesn't it?

Chapters:

• 00:00 - everybody hates Rory now
• 2:46 - what is the former gifted child syndrome
• 5:25 - how Rory fell from grace
• 10:45 - the former gifted child to depressed adult pipeline
• 18:54 - former gifted children of tiktok are a little cringe
• 19:40 - "giftedness" and neurodiversity