Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

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[u/vibraltu]

Naomi Klein wrote an excellent book about personal identity and conspiracy ideology, which starts off with people mistaking her for her kooky nemesis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelganger:_A_Trip_into_the_Mirror_World

[u/DKoala → u/vibraltu]

Such an excellent book, especially if you want to see how we got to where we are in regards to public and political discourse after COVID.

[u/unwantedonONTD → u/vibraltu]

Yeah I read Doppelganger a couple years ago and it still comes to mind almost daily.  She’s a pretty clear-eyed voice on the way the world is, and who stands to gain and such from everything being a mess