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Why upward mobility can feel like betrayal

I can afford nice things now but when I buy them I don't feel happy or successful, I just feel fake and like I'm pretending to be someone I'm not.

Zera
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Changing class status challenges core identity and belonging, creating disconnection from both past and present selves.

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