Never try to outshine a collectivist — unless you can author your own trajectory with the kind of multicultural privilege that lets you operate above their hierarchy.

Every group has gatekeepers, and the most insecure ones always reveal themselves. That’s why it’s powerful to move into environments with fewer insecurities and hedge through multiculturalism — it’s the most advantageous position you can take.

It creates fertile ground for growth. And if you’re brilliant, this is where you’ll start to appreciate me more and more in the future: if you can secure the bag without anyone’s permission and do it with elegance, that’s a different tier of greatness.

There’s nothing they can say or do — that’s real dominance.

And if, on top of that, you have the aesthetics to attract TikTok-tier influencers a generation younger, you’ve bought yourself time — time to understand yourself, refine your frame, and unlock things as profound as authoring the market.

Only a few will really make it post 2025