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03 SIFT SYS

from THE HINDSIGHT INDEX by Ibrahim

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The imposter syndrome is the inability to accept and claim accomplishments no matter what level of success, even with hard-won achievements because there is an irrational fear that you don't deserve the success or maybe you are just a fraud. Outward signs of accomplishment are seen as just good luck or good timing. An "imposter" feels as if she or he has been deceptive and has made others think he or she is more intelligent or skilled than they really are. While this is true for narcissists who don't necessarily have the resume to back up the grandiosity, it is not true for hard-won success.

Molly, age 38, recalls how she felt right after receiving her Ph.D.: "I actually wrote that damn dissertation, but believe me, I won't ever let anyone read it. I don't want anyone to see how dumb it sounds. It is amazing I got that degree. Maybe my field is a particularly easy one or the professors felt they had to pass me after all this time."

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This sounds like an argument for switching to direct cash transfers instead of our current service-based welfare system. In other words, if you simply give money to poor people, they can avoid constant tradeoffs decisions, and can "save" their willpower for better decisions in the long-term. Which makes sense; if you have the money to pay for rent, groceries, medicine and utilities, then you can direct your attention to other, more distant concerns.

As Holmes notes, and as Monica Potts described a few months ago, Mexico and Brazil have had success with programs to give money to poor people, and there's nothing about the United States which makes this idea untenable, other than political realities. Americans are strongly resistant to straightforward income redistribution and view "handouts" as something to avoid, which is unfortunate; most poor people are perfectly capable of addressing their needs if they have the money to do so. Instead of complicated schemes to target assistance, it makes a lot more sense to just give them money.

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from THE HINDSIGHT INDEX, released June 12, 2002

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Various ‎– Dugga Dugga Dugga
Label:
WMO ‎– WMO 8CD
Format:
CD, Compilation, Mixed
Country:
US
Released:
1998

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