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How friend groups handle success disparities in creative pursuits

My friend group has been making short films together since college and we've gotten serious about submitting to festivals, but now there's this unspoken hierarchy forming based on whose films get accepted, and it's changing how we give each other feedback. We're starting to compete instead of collaborate and no one wants to acknowledge it.

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Achievement differences are threatening the equality that creative friendships depend on.

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