Allen | The patriarchal underpinnings of the 'grindset'

Allen | The patriarchal underpinnings of the 'grindset'

Stanford is the birthplace of Cisco, Nike, Netflix and Instagram, where graduates hold a collective net worth of nearly 3 trillion dollars, and have collectively founded nearly 1,500 as of 2022. To accomplish it all, the patriarchal “grindset”, a mindset focused on tirelessly achieving one’s goals that hold power and wealth as the utmost importance.  The grindset manifests with particular force at Stanford. Students mimic and measure themselves …