Why is it that we prize individual academic success at the cost of sacrificing social interactions with those that share the same values as us?
For every action that is time costly, there are bound to be consequences unknown and known; whether those consequences be good or bad that it completely subjective to the person's situation.
For every action that is time costly, there are bound to be consequences unknown and known; whether those consequences be good or bad that it completely subjective to the person's situation.
A partial explanation to this is the social stigma to rise above others and be acknowledged...in hopes that your hard work and struggles were well worth the cause.
Academics in relation to school, the system that recognizes students of merit encourages and teaches them to strive towards goals that will receive rewards, awards of verification/validation that "I am worth it" or "I did something worthwhile, I am not useless" essentially filling up this unknown void that is our undefinable identity.
Defining who you are is scary in and of itself and having to confront it alone is the last thing a person defined by their surroundings would want to do, because most of the time-they can't.
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