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> The town where I practice psychiatry is mostly white and mostly wealthy. That doesn’t save it. Ethnicity and wealth are physical things. Happiness is an emot
by gbuk2013 7y ago
> The town where I practice psychiatry is mostly white and mostly wealthy. That doesn’t save it.
Ethnicity and wealth are physical things. Happiness is an emotion you feel. They are related only insofar as one depends on physical things for happiness. This is a spiritual issue really (not to be confused with religion or any sort of belief) and this is something that our (otherwise very successful) modern way of life is very much neglecting.
- shaki-dora 7y agoScott wasn't trying to make an incredibly racist point that being white is intrinsically linked to happiness, but merely that being white in the US is considered privileged, a.k.a. "playing life on easy".
- newswriter99 7y agoTry being white trash in a poor part of the south and get back to me how "easy" things are.
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- g_sch 7y agoI think that if you read GP more generously, you'll see that they weren't implying that being white guarantees success. Rather, the point of privilege is that, all things being equal, people who appear white will on average face less conscious/unconscious discrimination and thus fewer obstacles over the course of their lives.
- kazagistar 7y agoWhen the game has heavy RNG, even those playing on an easier difficulty will lose often.