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the_coyote_smith t1_irh33y0 wrote

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Also; I find it strange to call someone entitled to want happiness for themselves. A little odd.

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FilthyCommieAccount t1_irh5q19 wrote

I didn't call you entitled I said it was privileged because many people (I'd argue most) perform jobs they don't want to in order to survive. So saying something like " do you really think you'd stick around if you didn't enjoy your job" comes off as detached from the normal reality of working class folk.

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the_coyote_smith t1_irha2nq wrote

I mean - I just plainly disagree. By your logic, we should be happy with terrible work just because that's how it is?.

> I didn't call you entitled

You kind of did. You claimed my take was entitled for simply wanting a good life for myself by working in something I love. Silly.

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FilthyCommieAccount t1_irhbl7z wrote

>I mean - I just plainly disagree. By your logic, we should be happy with terrible work just because that's how it is?.

No, I'm saying the primary purpose of work is to make a living. If you can find enjoyment while doing it that's great but that isn't the primary aim either personally or societally. Society has no obligation to provide you with a fulfilling job especially if that job could be automated and produce something of the same or greater quality at lower cost and more of it to boot.

>> I didn't call you entitled > >You kind of did. You claimed my take was entitled for simply wanting a good life for myself by working in something I love. Silly.

Only if you think using the term white privilege also conotes entitlement? Privilege and entitlement are different concepts. I would much rather you respond to my other post because the discussion is more substantive then accusations of name calling. My point wasn't to offend you. I was trying to point out that lots of ppl don't have a job they are passionate about and yet their lives go on. Should society suffer in order to provide emotionally meaningful employment to people? Or should they find meaning outside of their jobs instead?

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the_coyote_smith t1_irhbun0 wrote

I mean - I think society and people suffer if people have no meaningful employment.

Who said anything about being white?

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FilthyCommieAccount t1_irhem76 wrote

>Who said anything about being white?

No one. I was referring to the concept of white privilege in order to show that privilege is not synonymous with entitlement.

Edit: Most people do not have "meaningful employment" in that they feel fulfilled by their job. And if society made that a goal what are we supposed to reemploy switch board operators, elevator operators, etc?

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