Sure, i still have majorly different interests from most of them, and i think a lot of them are closed-minded, but i've come to discover that most of them really aren't bad people. It's odd how some of them have done some horrible things, yet as individuals, they're actually very nice. Sure, there are definately some true scumbags there. But not as many as you would think. There's a certain dynamic created in high school.
People tend to move with the flow.
Peer pressure isn't like your teachers would have you believe. No, anybody can go against that. That's a confrontation. True peer pressure is an invisible force, a mindset. As a whole, the popular groups in high school can do terrible things, yet the individuals aren't terrible.