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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would put these terms in a nature/nurture context.

First generation arrival, doesn’t speak English, successful in home country “strives” to reclaim that success in America.   Positive implication of striver.  Average American spends all their time studying trying to make the best of their situation at the expense of foregoing a balanced life. Negative implication of striver.

Grinder is someone who again tries to make the most of their natural ability.  Positive or negative implication will be based on totality of lifestyle.

Curator, someone with the resources to create the illusion of competency.  Can get you in the door but eventually the illusion falls apart. [/quote]

On DCUM a grinder is someone who has overloaded and over rotated on academics at the expense of everything else and who’s parents then complain that it’s unfair that they don’t get into the schools they lust after because of holistic admissions.[/quote]

This!

People here on DCUM continue to baffle me because they just continually sit in their little thought bubbles repeating the same stuff over and over.

[b]Grinding[/b] isn't bad. Hardworking is a great trait and one that continually gets brought up as one of the most positive traits brought by athletes. Someone being referred to as a '[b]grinder[/b]' on DCUM isn't about that. It is slap at those who relentlessly call anything other than a test score unworthy of merit because academics was their sole focus.[/quote]

It's really interesting that "grinding" the verb doesn't have the negative baggage that "grinder" the noun has. 
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