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In the startup world, I've had investors interrupt my pitch to tell me my market assumptions were off. In the film world, I've been told my script was "beautifully written" with "so much potential." Guess which one helped me grow? There's an epidemic of kindness in Hollywood—and not the good kind. It's the overly polished, reputation-protecting, vague-flattery kind. And while it might keep red carpets civil and relationships intact, it's quietly suffocating emerging talent.

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