It is truly disheartening to realize that in this world where just about every marginalized group gets its fair share of attention and minorities have rightfully taken center stage, there’s one group whose plight few dare discuss—the privileged.
What you describe is a tiny minority, hence 1%. The term Privilege has been widely abused, and frankly can refer to anyone who grew up in a healthy environment and doesn’t have some kind of victimhood brainwashed into them over the years. Many of us, so called “privileged” worked our ass off to get to where we are, so with all the sarcasm, I am really missing the point.
Thanks, Yana. It's really just a satirical piece, not meant to be taken so seriously. I don't have an automatic disdain for the privileged—and most especially those who worked for it. But not even those who were born into it--they just got lucky. What they do with it is what matters most.
I assume that this article is sarcastic, but no joke, constantly having immense privilege removes some of the enjoyment, as half of the happiness comes from actively gaining it, so if you always had something, you consider it the default experience, just like some more underprivileged individuals might consider being 10k in debt and working paycheck to paycheck the default experience.
I never saw the privileged in this light. My heart opens to their plight and may they have the courage to give up their privilege so their suffering can cease.
On the opposite end of the spectrum though you have guys like Shapiro who think Corporations should be allowed to exploit labor and the government should be used to fight labor from organizing against capital. there hasn't been a single federal minimum wage increase in over a decade and while I do not agree with the more extreme demands of the AOC Bernie Sanders crowd, it is a long time to go without a minimum wage increase especially given the amount of inflation that has occurred in those years. The best inoculation against "the revolution" is a fair system instead of a system that slowly erodes the purchasing power of the working class whilst telling them to work harder for less.
The productivity of the American worker has doubled over the past few decades while inflation adjusted earnings have collapsed. Many of the poor are people who were once in the middle class and had a life altering event that pushed them into their circumstances.
What you describe is a tiny minority, hence 1%. The term Privilege has been widely abused, and frankly can refer to anyone who grew up in a healthy environment and doesn’t have some kind of victimhood brainwashed into them over the years. Many of us, so called “privileged” worked our ass off to get to where we are, so with all the sarcasm, I am really missing the point.
Thanks, Yana. It's really just a satirical piece, not meant to be taken so seriously. I don't have an automatic disdain for the privileged—and most especially those who worked for it. But not even those who were born into it--they just got lucky. What they do with it is what matters most.
I assume that this article is sarcastic, but no joke, constantly having immense privilege removes some of the enjoyment, as half of the happiness comes from actively gaining it, so if you always had something, you consider it the default experience, just like some more underprivileged individuals might consider being 10k in debt and working paycheck to paycheck the default experience.
Excellent point.
How poor the privileged truly are.
Well played! LOL
I never saw the privileged in this light. My heart opens to their plight and may they have the courage to give up their privilege so their suffering can cease.
Thank you for having the open heart and empathy to understand their plight.
We less privileged need to consider their oppression. I feel so selfish.
Your self-recognition is the first step to repentance.
I can picture Ben Shapiro having an internal monolouge something to this effect.
Ha!
On the opposite end of the spectrum though you have guys like Shapiro who think Corporations should be allowed to exploit labor and the government should be used to fight labor from organizing against capital. there hasn't been a single federal minimum wage increase in over a decade and while I do not agree with the more extreme demands of the AOC Bernie Sanders crowd, it is a long time to go without a minimum wage increase especially given the amount of inflation that has occurred in those years. The best inoculation against "the revolution" is a fair system instead of a system that slowly erodes the purchasing power of the working class whilst telling them to work harder for less.
The productivity of the American worker has doubled over the past few decades while inflation adjusted earnings have collapsed. Many of the poor are people who were once in the middle class and had a life altering event that pushed them into their circumstances.