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curiouscabbage69 t1_jedk3ew wrote

So progression equals privilege now? I guess we best stop progressing then..

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Gekokapowco t1_jedo1fb wrote

Having a privilege seems more like a call to ensure others can enjoy the privilege as well. It's not a zero-sum game.

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curiouscabbage69 t1_jedty1i wrote

It's also not a privilege if it's universal

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gorgonzollo t1_jeefjph wrote

Idk why you're being downvoted, people need to look up what privilege means

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Mister-ellaneous t1_jedxkd7 wrote

BS. Just living in 2023 is a privilege relative to most previous eras for 99% of people.

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gorgonzollo t1_jeefegj wrote

Higher standard of living is not the same as privilege, that would imply that people of the past are somehow excluded, which they are in a sense because they're dead.

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1stbaam t1_jeefbid wrote

My grandparents bought a house where I live on one normal jobs income. Me and my partner work 50 hours plus a week in degree/masters prerequisite positions to share a room in a house share.

Id shit in the street and wipe my ass with glass for that opportunity.

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bharfgav42 t1_jedsxhx wrote

What💀? He's just saying that we should feel lucky and blessed as westerners for having these resources available.

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curiouscabbage69 t1_jedtyv6 wrote

No, he said privileged

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PilzGalaxie t1_jedz9e4 wrote

Bro a privilege is something that only a certain group of people has Access to. We in Western modernized countries have the privilege to have access to seemingly unlimited Reinking water from our tap. Is is a privilege, that's Just what it is. I don't really understand why you habe auch a Problem with the specific word.

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TrickAppa t1_jee998b wrote

>why you habe auch a Problem

Thought for a seconde that you got so angry you started typing in german lol

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Bloodyauth t1_jeecfb9 wrote

Twitter has made people think privilege Is a bad thing

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gorgonzollo t1_jeeg31a wrote

It's not just west that have access to drinking water and toilet lol.

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jctheclemente t1_jedwtoz wrote

I don't see what the distinction is. It is a privilege. That's not a bad thing.

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curiouscabbage69 t1_jedzv65 wrote

It is definitely used in context as a bad thing. White privilege. Male privilege. Where have you been for the last ten years? Lol

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jctheclemente t1_jee048p wrote

Key word there is context bud. Context can usually change what words mean. I am privileged to know that.

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curiouscabbage69 t1_jee08jc wrote

Yes, and this was the same context that they were using it in. 🤦🏿‍♂️

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Haymac16 t1_jeev9tf wrote

Neither of those things you mentioned are bad things either though, and the fact that you think they are is telling. Having privilege isn’t something to feel bad about, it’s just an important thing to recognize.

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curiouscabbage69 t1_jefrgzr wrote

Yeah, I'm not going to get in a conversation with you about this because I think we are too far apart on our thinking for it to be worthwhile for either of us

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TheRaRaRa t1_jeebpqv wrote

If you call smearing shit over your butt with a piece of paper and walking around with poo, "progress", then let me introduce you to the future called the "bidet".

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