You Will Never Prove You’re Enough

How to escape the modern plague.

Yasmeen Altaira
Aug 31, 2018 · 7 min read

If my aim is to prove I am ‘enough,’ the project goes on to infinity — because the battle was already lost on the day I conceded the issue was debatable. So it is always ‘one more’ victory — one more promotion, one more sexual conquest, one more company, one more piece of jewelry, a larger house, a more expensive car, another award — yet the void…

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Yasmeen Altaira

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I’m an illustrator that writes about gender, self, technology, art, and the future. yasmeenaltaira.com

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