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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not very familiar with the word as an insult, but it might be what you'd call someone who is interested in achieving more simply for appearances and social status rather than just trying to better themselves. I've met many people like that (as we all have) and they are annoying as crap.[/quote]

As it’s used around here, “striver” connotes someone very concerned with how others see them.  A striver is someone who is very interested in the “Is X trashy?” and “Do UMC people do Y” threads.[/quote]

Agree with this interpretation. They need external validation and seek it with material things. [/quote]

PP here.  It's often material things, but it can also be based on nonmaterial things that confer prestige.  An example would be someone who is really hung up on their child going to a "Big Three" school - not because they think it is an environment where their kid will thrive, but because they want to be the type of person (whatever that means) who sends their kid to Sidwell.  The same can be said for working for the right law firm or government agency, joining the right playgroup, living in the right neighborhood, eating at the right restaurants, etc.  [/quote]

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