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>A privilege is something granted out of generosity or grace by another party, perhaps even undue (and hence the grace). That's quite a narrow definition. A pr
by cornholio 9y ago
>A privilege is something granted out of generosity or grace by another party, perhaps even undue (and hence the grace).
That's quite a narrow definition. A privilege is any kind of advantage enjoyed by virtue of belonging to a group as opposed to personal merit. It's not fundamentally imoral and may well be temporary. Certainly no one has to grant someone the privilege of beauty or intelligence.
In relation to other professions , programmers have the strong privilege of being highly in demand in the labour market. This is clearly a temporary situation, and they should absolutely make the most of their "game" towards the tech employers.
What I was underlining is that the tech job market is ballanced, and certainly more favorable towards labour than almost any other.
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- threatofrain 9y agoIf you believe that merit is the focus of discussion, then we're actually on the same page and no further definition work is needed. I saw focus on meritoriousness, undue worth, or whatever is evoked under the sense of "birthright". I'm arguing that it's gamesmanship at play, and not metaphorical birthright, and hence I speak of some of the losers of the game, as well as the higher level players who interface with the economy directly.