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Why individual success highlights systemic failure

I got into law school but I keep thinking about my cousin who is just as smart as me but never had the same opportunities.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Personal advancement becomes haunted by the awareness that merit alone did not determine outcomes, making achievement feel arbitrary rather than earned.

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