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You didn't correct me on anything. You called me privileged based on a weird assumption you somehow drew from what I've said. Regardless of what my current sta

by Fogest 6y ago

You didn't correct me on anything. You called me privileged based on a weird assumption you somehow drew from what I've said. Regardless of what my current status may be or what you think it may be it's not very relevant. Because that would ignore the rest of my life which you also have zero idea about. You're again making assumption. You don't know if I've had an easy life or a really hard life. You don't know anything but act like you know something about me and are using that to try and belittle me. Anyway this is clearly going nowhere as all you have done is repeat the same insult twice and provide zero constructive conversation or rebuttals to what I've said. You can throw around buzzwords and the big ol P word (privilege) but until you actually respond to what I said I'm wasting my time here. Please do not reply to me anymore. I'm not interested in hearing insults anymore. Do keep in mind it violates the rules here. Do not assume what my life has been life. Do not assume what my privilege is. And do not reply to me anymore. You are incredibly rude and unproductive. You are a perfect example of what I am talking about. You throw around buzzwords, provide zero facts/evidence/research and then throw down an insult. FYI:calling someone privileged, making assumptions, and being a jerk doesn't fix systematic racism.

KozmoNau7 6y ago
I fully understand that having the metaphorical blinders taken off can be quite upsetting. However the plain explanation is that a large number of us here on HN have grown up in the most prosperous nations in the history of the world, many of us have had great privileges in the availability of education and no systemic bias against us for any inborn trait. The greatest privilege of all being the ignorance of our own advantages and the politics that permeate every bit of human society. It is an experience most parents try to grant their children, a shielding from the big bad facts of the world, at least until they can begin to understand it. For a lot of people, that state is able to persist into adulthood, because they can avoid facing the injustices or ignore them because they have not had to face them themselves. Unfortunately we do have a tendency to dismiss the great sufferings of others by referring to minor injustices caused to us. Introspection and reflection is the key, not self-loathing.
- ptr2voidStar 6y ago
  Very well said!

by Fogest 6y ago

KozmoNau7 6y ago

I fully understand that having the metaphorical blinders taken off can be quite upsetting. However the plain explanation is that a large number of us here on HN have grown up in the most prosperous nations in the history of the world, many of us have had great privileges in the availability of education and no systemic bias against us for any inborn trait. The greatest privilege of all being the ignorance of our own advantages and the politics that permeate every bit of human society. It is an experience most parents try to grant their children, a shielding from the big bad facts of the world, at least until they can begin to understand it. For a lot of people, that state is able to persist into adulthood, because they can avoid facing the injustices or ignore them because they have not had to face them themselves. Unfortunately we do have a tendency to dismiss the great sufferings of others by referring to minor injustices caused to us. Introspection and reflection is the key, not self-loathing.

ptr2voidStar 6y ago
Very well said!