I've been *homeless* and I still see the truth in that.
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@AmyDentata A lot of it is culturally encouraged false attribution. Like, let's say you first learn to carry yourself with overt confidence…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@AmyDentata People treat you differently. In American culture, at least, you then think "this is because I am being more awesome!"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@AmyDentata There isn't even a hint of a reason to ask whether you are, in fact, unconsciously invoking broad systems that support you.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@AmyDentata Or to think that other people would need to do any more than act equivalently awesome to get equivalent results.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@AmyDentata Which is how you get that guy in the NYT or whatever crowing about how he gets his way by breaking rules and it's soooooo great.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@chaosprime Whereas most other people would just get thrown in prison1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@AmyDentata Right. The American cult of individualism *demands* that you see your results as solely the product of your own actions.
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