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Evicted from their office and escorted out by security, they felt the hollow legacy of their career. The Forbes cover, once a proud symbol, now seemed like a foreign face—confident, ruthless, unrecognizable. Returning home, the emptiness of their apartment and the wreckage of their reputation pressed down. They poured a drink, reflecting bitterly on the destructive combination of certainty and rage—fixating on the systemic unfairness that had fueled their actions.
They recognized that their anger had become a destructive force—prompting drastic decisions that had only worsened the culture and the company's fortunes. They saw that their justification—fighting injustice—had led to unjust outcomes, creating new systemic problems instead of solving existing ones.