Dubai does not defeat people through difficulty. It exhausts them through misalignment.
Most people who leave Dubai do not fail financially or professionally. They burn out emotionally.
They feel unseen. Unsettled. Constantly on edge. They describe the city as cold, transactional, or unforgiving. Locals hear that and recognize a familiar pattern.
Those people were fighting the city instead of learning it.
Dubai is not built to adapt to individuals. It is built to reward t
