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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I despise about strivers is not earnest self-improvement or success of those who were less fortunate. It's the thinly veiled social climbing. Trying to become "friends" with someone not because of who they are, but because of their wealth, connections, and/or status. Someone close to me was once at a cocktail party being thrown for the new CEO of a well-known local institution. The wife of the CEO began a conversation with this person. Once it was clear that she was a SAHM, the wife literally walked away from the conversation. It was clear that she was only interested in speaking with those who could be to her "social advantage", not knowing at the time that this SAHM happened to be involved in a number of influential organizations, but just didn't advertise it. It's this lack of grace, naked ambition and treating people as a means to an end in connection with their social climbing that I associate with strivers. [/quote] GH? [/quote]
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