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Why following your values can feel naive

I quit my high-paying job to work for a nonprofit and everyone called me inspiring, but six months in I'm struggling to pay rent and wondering if my idealism was actually just privilege disguised as virtue.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Acting on principles without considering practical consequences can reveal blind spots about the resources required for sustained ethical action.

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