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The Profile: The activist short-seller who won't quit and the queen of Roblox

The Profile: The activist short-seller who won't quit and the queen of Roblox

Do you ever think about the person you could've become if you started your life over?

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Polina Pompliano
May 02, 2021
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Do you ever think about the person you could've become if you started your life over and made wildly different decisions throughout?

I've played that game many times.

If my parents hadn't won the green card lottery and decided to move to the United States in 1999, I would have grown up in Bulgaria. I probably wouldn't have become a journalist, most likely…

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