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Scenario

Why idealized memory can feel like erasure

My brother died young and people always tell me how proud he would be of my success but I think he would actually find my life boring and conventional.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tendency to sanctify the dead can replace their actual personality with a generic goodness that dishonors their specificity.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What legacy means — a philosophical survey?”

Peri

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