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Does "lucky girl syndrome" empower young women or exploit them?

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March 19, 2024
Emma Thompson - LA Post

Need a magic pill to fix your problems fast? That's the alluring promise of "lucky girl syndrome" exploding on TikTok lately. Videos preach that truly believing you're destined for spontaneous good fortune can suddenly attract penthouse apartments and dream jobs crashing into your real life. But can positive thinking manipulate external outcomes just by shifting self-perception?

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