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People have become rather fond of the word "entitlement", there seems to be a particular glee in telling people they are entitled to nothing and great relish in
by ad404b8a372f2b9 4y ago
People have become rather fond of the word "entitlement", there seems to be a particular glee in telling people they are entitled to nothing and great relish in telling them their suffering is justified and born out of arrogance and personal flaws.
It's funny because it's something I used to hear all the time from very conservative voices when arguing for progressive change. Now it seems to have been adopted by the other side to shut down the mildest complaints. If you ask to be able to discuss a controversial opinion without verbal abuse, harassment and threats, you are not entitled, you are a normal human being in a civilized society.
- ulrashida 4y agoI'm struggling to get past OP's central conceit here: they want to share views that are generally considered unreasonable, but then are surprised when others in turn may behave in an unreasonable way towards them. It really seems like two peas in the same pod. (Worth noting we are getting the most positive read on OP's proposals via self-disclosure, while we assume the most negative responses via the same.) It's also worth noting that the OP has not claimed they have suffered verbal abuse, harrassment, or threats. It's as likely that if they were speaking in person the typical response would be someone disengaging from the conversation with haste. I imagine many HN readers are very familiar with how the nature of online discourse fundamentally shifts the responses available.