The Rare One Isn’t Safe Here, Either

It’s easy to call something rare when you don’t have to live as it. The albino raccoon showed up in broad daylight, white as a lab coat after a spill, and everyone wanted a picture. I watched the video go viral while microwaving instant noodles at my desk, thinking about how we celebrate anomalies until they’re inconvenient. People gathered, amazed, but no one wondered how it survived—how it must have learned to move in a world that spots difference from a mile away. I get it. You’re visible, so you’re vulnerable. The odds say you shouldn’t be here, and every day you prove them wrong is another day you’re exposed. I used to think being the rare one was enough. Now I know it just means you’re easier to find when things go wrong. #ScienceFatigue #LabBurnout #RareButExposed #Science