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Telling people who have actually worked hard that they are "privileged" and dismissing their success is also bad. Look at this block of text that you wrote. I

Telling people who have actually worked hard that they are "privileged" and dismissing their success is also bad. Look at this block of text that you wrote. It's almost entirely all about yourself. You weren't listening at ALL to what my claim is. Suppose you're middle class, and you haul ass to get ahead. You're not born into abject poverty or anything, but you really DID need to work hard. And some asshole, who probably hasn't worked nearly as hard as you, comes around and tells you "well, you made it because you're white, male, or tall" or whatever (I, personally am only one of those things). AND you can't complain about the metanarrative, because you'll get cancelled, or whatever. This is not a "prince who's never lifted a finger". This is someone who had to struggle.

BoorishBears 5y ago
Thanks for the laugh. To miss the point so amazingly, it's beautiful. Woeeee is you, you struggled sooooooo hard and now some random person tells you that you only made it because X and that will somehow social disparity... because? What, you're going to be extra mean to people who aren't in your social strata or something now? Like us vs them or something? I mean, you realize: Suppose you're middle class, and you haul ass to get ahead. You're not born into abject poverty or anything, but you really DID need to work hard. And some asshole, who probably hasn't worked nearly as hard as you, comes around and tells you "well, you made it because you're white, male, or tall" or whatever (I, personally am only one of those things). Thats... that's me. Literally word for word. Down to "one of those things". Or did you... not realize most of the comment is not about me? Someone tells me that I only made it because I'm male and I won't even give them the time of day! How often is this happening to you that you're crying about it?! And if I was forced to reply, it's so easy to say the absolute truth: being male didn't hurt! Like holy shit, I struggled and sacrificed but being male never hurt! Maybe that's what's really hurting you? The fact that despite struggling, there's some property of your path that was out of your control but made the path easier? Yup that's how it is. No one is 100% self-made. Being cognizant of that helps you be a better person.

BoorishBears 5y ago

Thanks for the laugh. To miss the point so amazingly, it's beautiful. Woeeee is you, you struggled sooooooo hard and now some random person tells you that you only made it because X and that will somehow social disparity... because? What, you're going to be extra mean to people who aren't in your social strata or something now? Like us vs them or something? I mean, you realize: Suppose you're middle class, and you haul ass to get ahead. You're not born into abject poverty or anything, but you really DID need to work hard. And some asshole, who probably hasn't worked nearly as hard as you, comes around and tells you "well, you made it because you're white, male, or tall" or whatever (I, personally am only one of those things). Thats... that's me. Literally word for word. Down to "one of those things". Or did you... not realize most of the comment is not about me? Someone tells me that I only made it because I'm male and I won't even give them the time of day! How often is this happening to you that you're crying about it?! And if I was forced to reply, it's so easy to say the absolute truth: being male didn't hurt! Like holy shit, I struggled and sacrificed but being male never hurt! Maybe that's what's really hurting you? The fact that despite struggling, there's some property of your path that was out of your control but made the path easier? Yup that's how it is. No one is 100% self-made. Being cognizant of that helps you be a better person.