Easily the least compassionate people I’ve ever met are those who’ve broken out of bad circumstances by individual effort. The depth of their contempt and hatred towards those still stuck in prisons they’ve broken out of is astounding. Exit guilt or something.
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I agree and this train of thought comes up for myself frequently. Why do you think this is?
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Imposter syndrome maybe? The still-feel-like-that-kid-though-I-no-longer-look-the-part. And if I hurl enough vitriol at that “reflection” I’ll reinforce my new position, the us-vs-them (where I remind you that I’m not them) and hope that it won’t be taken away from me.
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I think it’s a version of repressed survivor guilt. If you believe they choose to stay stuck, you’re not guilty of being lucky.
What if I acknowledge luck played a part but me choosing to no longer remain stuck played a bigger part?


