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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

On the subject of privileged vs hardworking, let me tell a little of my life. I'm one of those self-diagnosed borderline-Aspergers people i.e. mostly thick as sh!t but with a bizarre talent for maths. I grew up in poverty (and when I say "poverty" I don't mean "I sometimes had to make do without chocolate") but luckily for me the UK government was still paying for people's degrees when I turned 18, so off to Cambridge I went. Now although its true that Cambridge make offers based soley on ability and subject knowledge, it's also true that (a) money buys a good pre-university education and (b) the middle and upper classes tend to be more interested in sending their kids to Oxbridge anyway. Consequently, Cambridge turned out to be full of middle and upper class toffs. These were not the sort of kids that had ever had to go without dinner because daddy and the other miners were on strike. But that didn't seem to lower their drive/motivation. They were by far the most driven and competitive and hard working people I've ever known.

They are, to me, absolute proof that a (financially) difficult childhood is not required in order for someone to end up being a hard working individual.

You're a Cambridge alumunus? Frak me! I had no idea, I just thought you were a really smart guy. My respect to you, sir

I almost hate to say it now, but I think you might be overlooking something (or at least you didn't mention it) when it comes to the drive for success, namely incentive.

Interesting how those rich toffs could be driven to strive for success, isn't it? They already had everything they needed and yet they wanted more. Why do you suppose that is? I'd offer my opinion but I'd like to get that of a Cambridge scholar first. Please?