delusions of greatness - by Claire Wang - cold brew blog
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we literally don't matter, actually. (a rant written in the middle of a class)
doc with the many many comments my amazing friends made (feel free to add more! Or comment on this post! some of this essay has been added after my draft in response to some comments that were made cus peer review <3! idk. basically, the point is that this is not something super polished). Also, stay till the end to see some life updates because I was inspired by what some other blogs do. Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how we are told we are meant for great things. In some of the communities I’m in, they always tell us that we are exceptional, smart, and different— all while that…
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