I hate how people say high school is the time to explore and try new things

You slowly realize as you get older that most people say some incredibly wrong things. And they don’t care. In high school, you can’t join the school sports team if you haven’t played since 5. Other extracurriculars like band or robotics are highly selective. People also argue that high school should be an extremely competitive time to teach you the real world, which flies right in the face of the idea that it is the time of exploration.