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As a 29 year old Black guy who was born in a 3rd world country, I think people underestimate what counts as a privilege.

scarface_74 3y ago
When you get stopped by the police going home to your own neighborhood in a city where only 4% of the people look like you, it doesn’t matter where you are from…
- BoorishBears 3y ago
  The world is vast: some people don't have the privilege of their next meal, a roof over their heads, their home even existing tomorrow. Getting stopped by cops in one of the many places where we're a minority doesn't really stack that high up on the scale of it all. The reality is you probably are privileged, and so am I compared to my parents who grew up on mud floors and lost siblings to easily preventable conditions, and that's why it's pointless to go around Hacker News of all places and throw around the "you're privileged card"... like 99.9% of the people here aren't also just for having the time to be here.
  - jackblemming 3y ago
    Why are you trying to downplay his experience and tell him stupid platitudes that he already knows? Do you really think he doesn't know that someone somewhere has it worse than he does?
    - BoorishBears 3y ago
      If you jump to "privilege" for someone saying "take the money instead of hoping to ride out a PIP at Amazon", you have in fact forgotten that people have it worse than you. There's a difference between knowing something and remembering it.
- heisenbugs 3y ago
  When you get booted out of the country if you lose your job, it really doesn’t matter what neighborhood you lived in.
- john_the_writer 3y ago
  If you're reading this you're better off than half the world. If you're reading english on a computer and have food in your fridge, you're doing well.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    > If you're reading this you're better off than half the world. And you call that "privilege"?
    - yetihehe 3y ago
      Sadly, most people using "privilege" word see "being better than half of the world" as privilege, thus devaluing the word to almost nothing.
      - itjustisthough 3y ago
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scarface_74 3y ago

When you get stopped by the police going home to your own neighborhood in a city where only 4% of the people look like you, it doesn’t matter where you are from…

BoorishBears 3y ago
The world is vast: some people don't have the privilege of their next meal, a roof over their heads, their home even existing tomorrow. Getting stopped by cops in one of the many places where we're a minority doesn't really stack that high up on the scale of it all. The reality is you probably are privileged, and so am I compared to my parents who grew up on mud floors and lost siblings to easily preventable conditions, and that's why it's pointless to go around Hacker News of all places and throw around the "you're privileged card"... like 99.9% of the people here aren't also just for having the time to be here.
- jackblemming 3y ago
  Why are you trying to downplay his experience and tell him stupid platitudes that he already knows? Do you really think he doesn't know that someone somewhere has it worse than he does?
  - BoorishBears 3y ago
    If you jump to "privilege" for someone saying "take the money instead of hoping to ride out a PIP at Amazon", you have in fact forgotten that people have it worse than you. There's a difference between knowing something and remembering it.
heisenbugs 3y ago
When you get booted out of the country if you lose your job, it really doesn’t matter what neighborhood you lived in.
john_the_writer 3y ago
If you're reading this you're better off than half the world. If you're reading english on a computer and have food in your fridge, you're doing well.
- justinclift 3y ago
  > If you're reading this you're better off than half the world. And you call that "privilege"?
  - yetihehe 3y ago
    Sadly, most people using "privilege" word see "being better than half of the world" as privilege, thus devaluing the word to almost nothing.
    - itjustisthough 3y ago
      [flagged]