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Why consumer spaces trigger impostor feelings

I can afford to shop at Whole Foods now but I still feel like everyone can tell I don't belong there, like there's some invisible marker of authenticity I'll never have.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Retail environments designed for higher income brackets can activate deep insecurities about your right to occupy spaces of privilege.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social mobility and identity shift?”

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