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“You’ll Be a Factory Line Worker”: Overcoming Humiliation and Becoming Who You Are

My high school guidance counselor told me I’d be a factory line worker for the rest of my life. Here’s what that moment taught me about humiliation, and about choosing my own story.

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I’m Robert K. Green, a writer and scholar who has spent a lifetime questioning what we’re told it means to be human. This blog is where I think out loud.

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