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Fairy tales, movies, and books keep us steeped in the savior narrative. Some of last year’s box office juggernauts such as Spider-Man: No Way Home and Dune play to our never-ending fascination with a hero who swoops in to save the day. However, sometimes we forget to draw the line between fiction and reality.

In real life, things are more complicated: Even good intentions may have negative outcomes. The savior complex - or white knight syndrome - is defined as the need to “save” people by attempting to fix their problems. It's an issue that negatively affects countless people. Those with a savior complex may experience frustration, loss of control, resentment, and a sense of failure, among other unpleasant emotions.

Usually, most of us don't need a “savior” - we learn to deal with life’s problems by focusing on the actions in our control and accepting the ones we can't control. However, occasionally, as in UangTeman’s case, there is a desperate need for a white knight. Today, we see how the Jakarta-based online lender could be saved from the brink of collapse.

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