Is imposter syndrome designed to protect the power in place?

Max Masure (they/them)
5 min readJul 12, 2021
Colorful letters that say “You (don’t) Suck” Design by Soren Hamby
Design by Soren Hamby

If you feel like you are not doing enough and someone will soon discover that you are a fraud, you are probably experiencing imposter syndrome. You are not alone: 64% of the people I interviewed (100 people, mostly from tech) feel like they don’t do enough to prove that their work is good. When I launched the survey in June 2021, I had no clue what the answers will be. It was…

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Max Masure (they/them)

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans non-fiction writer. 📕 “You (Don’t) Suck”, a memoir-workbook to overcome imposter syndrome (2022). Also a UX strategist and DEI Consultant.