The Case Against the Trauma Plot
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- Dec 23, 2021
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"In a world infatuated with victimhood, has trauma emerged as a passport to status—our red badge of courage? The question itself might offend." Superb essay by @parul_sehgal (bound to draw ire from pre-offended people skimming for insult, making its point)
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