Why the Victim Mindset is Seductive – Andrew Boryga

Andrew Boryga sits down with Bridget to discuss his book Victim, a satire about a Bronx hustler who sees through the veneer of diversity initiatives and decides to profit from the weaponization of identity politics. They talk about his journey as a writer, how the book changed over the 10 years it took to write, the evolution of the novel's main character, the idea that people play about their victimhood for personal gain and sympathy, and about their motivations for tackling the problem. themes of victimization, diversity and resilience. They cover his experience writing at the New York Times, he was asked to write a certain type of story over and over again about his trauma and oppression, why he prefers to talk about class differences rather than racial differences, the fact of being a parent in a technology-driven environment. world, managing work-life balance and what becoming a father changed in the way he approached his writing.

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