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Awkward phrasing in the OP - they may "feel entitled", but clearly the implication is they aren't _actually_ entitled, hence their narcissistic disappointment.
by blacksmith_tb 9y ago
Awkward phrasing in the OP - they may "feel entitled", but clearly the implication is they aren't _actually_ entitled, hence their narcissistic disappointment. Or to put it another way, 'more and more young people aren't entitled, but feel they are'.
- logicfiction 9y agoIf we are getting semantic, the "feel" part seems to be intrinsic to the definition of entitled: "adjective: entitled believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment."
- rav 9y ago"verb: entitle give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something. 'employees are normally entitled to severance pay'" The definition cuts both ways (unfortunately).