Honestly, looking back, I don't think high school itself, as an institution, was all that bad - indeed, I had a couple of awesome teachers and got to know a few friends I'm still in contact with today.
What sucked far more than the institution was, well, me. I wasn't in a good place psychologically or even physically at the time, and my socialization was pretty poor for the most part. I think this is the real source of many people's hatred of high school - adolescence is a difficult time no matter who you are or where you are, and the place where you are when you go through these emotions can result in some negative associations.
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