The point I drew was that the standards of high school are worthless for the rest of your life, and if you think those things matter, you’re going to be miserable.
That’s just me, though ... we all “read in” based on our own experiences.
No argument there. Perhaps I was a bit too old for Romy and Michele when I watched it.
I did think Janeane Garofalo and her "faster burning cigarette paper" was a little funny.