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[quote=Anonymous]A striver is a kid whose sole purpose in life is getting ahead. They cultivate no interests for the sake of intellectual curiosity or pure joy. They will solely do an activity because they perceive it as a means to an end. They might truly love swimming but if they think fencing is better for getting into college, that is what they do, even if they hate it. They tend to be miserable people to interact with because they do not consider developing normal social skills to be part of this equation - either they are really geeky nerds, or they are trying to be too cool for school and clearly have an agenda.

Contrary to popular opinion, it is possible to work really hard, do very well in school, and also be a well-rounded, sincere, interesting human being. If it requires all of your energy just to achieve academically and you don't have the bandwidth for the other parts of life, perhaps you aren't that bright after all.

And before anyone jumps down my throat, strivers come from all races, nationalities, genders, etc. I'm Jewish and some of the worst Jews I know are fellow Jews. But, not to generalize as there are many exceptions to this rule, but what made Jews successful in America was their early realization that to truly get ahead here they had to go beyond the stereotype of money hungry and/or bookworms and learn to assimilate and develop other interests and socialization skills.

In sum, I think the key to the negativity of "striver" and "Curator" (I don't think grinder is as bad) is that they reflect a lack of sincerity and a lack of well-roundedness, the former being a bigger problem than the latter.[/quote]

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