Ned Yeung on Nostr: "Privilege" is not an insult. Who the hell doesn't want to have privilege? But with ...
"Privilege" is not an insult. Who the hell doesn't want to have privilege?
But with privilege comes responsibility.
If you see people get offended when they are recognized as having privilege, they are not insulted by the word: they are threatened by the responsibility that comes with it.
I am privileged over some, and underprivileged from others. I am thankful for the privilege I have, and take my responsibility to those who don't have it very seriously, and I hope for others to do the same.
But with privilege comes responsibility.
If you see people get offended when they are recognized as having privilege, they are not insulted by the word: they are threatened by the responsibility that comes with it.
I am privileged over some, and underprivileged from others. I am thankful for the privilege I have, and take my responsibility to those who don't have it very seriously, and I hope for others to do the same.