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"Under Psychological Pressure To Prove Their Personal Merit."

Why people who have it easy claim they've had it rough.

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Ted Bauer
Jun 30, 2024
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Here’s an article from Stanford called “Why People Who Have It Easy Claim They Had It Rough,” which is also known in some circles as “Professional-Grade Virtue Signaling,” a huge component of work that we often ignore. There’s a lot of good stuff in this Stanford article about race and privilege and the value of work ethic and perception of how advantag…

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