It's unfortunate how defensive people get whenever the term "privilege" comes up. The author is merely acknowledging the beneficial circumstances of his birth a

It's unfortunate how defensive people get whenever the term "privilege" comes up. The author is merely acknowledging the beneficial circumstances of his birth and lack of obstacles to his success, but somehow people manage to read this and think it implies they should feel guilty for their relatively easy lives. I admit it. I am privileged. I thank the Cosmos everyday for the incredibly wonderful life I live and my biggest fear is of losing it. I support social services that try to raise those people up out of poverty, homelessness, or institutional racism. I don't do that out of guilt, but for a genuine concern for the well-being of my fellow human beings who I rely upon every single day for my own well-being. That fast-food work who serves me meals is working much harder for less income than I am, and I appreciate and respect that.