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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always associated striving with the American way and the generations of immigrants that came here and worked their way up. For me striver is a hopeful word, and it saddens me to see it reduced to a pejorative applied to a class of desperate high-schoolers being squeezed like lemons by their crazy parents. That''s all. [/quote]

At least you acknowledge the terms have changed and have a negative connotation and describe less than noble people. You can definitely be saddened by it and I can understand why. There’s a big difference between an immigrant who pulled themselves up economically through grit and determination and the student who maximizes opportunities and checks every box for the Ivy League and social clout without any intellectual interests. The second case is only possible with privilege. It’s weird that the same word is used for both cases. I think most young people growing up in a competitive environment won’t even be familiar with the older, more positive meaning, and that’s sad to me too.

However, it is possible not to like something and still admit that it is true. Language use changes. Please don’t shoot the messenger, folks![/quote]

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