The Big Short
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When Success Belongs to the Individual and Failure Belongs to Society
“Success was individual achievement; failure was a social problem.”— Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine This single line captures something uncomfortable, something we often avoid acknowledging: the asymmetry in how society distributes credit and blame. We love the narrative of the self-made individual. We celebrate the idea that success springs entirely from Continue reading
