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Does our society hold contempt for people who try too hard?

Asked by Nimis (13255points) June 9th, 2012 from iPhone

We seem to respect hard work. Yet, on the other hand, we seem to have such contempt for anyone that tries too hard.

Is someone trying too hard really worthy of our contempt? Or does it speak more about ourselves? Are we afraid of trying and failing?

Is it just a cultural thing? If so, what does that say about our society?

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