Aiming high
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In my experience, it is rarely ever a waste of time or money to aim to be the best.
However, society seems to discourage people from trying hard to achieve. It's seen as anti-equality to try to reward the hardest-working or the highest-achieving in proportion to their productivity or usefulness.
It's also seen as bad to be competitive, and there is a general fear of failure that tends to paralyse people.
There is also a fear of things costing too much. See Spending money wisely.
It's all a shame, because those who want to achieve tend to stick out like a sore thumb, and are often ostracised.
