http://blog.grossmeier.net/2013/12/19/fighting-privilege/
Thesis: Anyone can have imposter syndrome for any number of reasons. Privilege is orthogonal to how one feels about themselves.
Thesis2: Anyone can be depressed for any number of reasons. Privilege is not a deciding factor.
Summary: The trend to bash on "privilege" is ill targeted. Bash on people's actions. Bash on their misconceptions. Bash on their hurtful words. But their privilege? That's just tilting at windmills. "Privilege" will never go away AND it is not the cause of the thing you are fighting. The world is a bit more complex than that, thankfully.
Thesis: Anyone can have imposter syndrome for any number of reasons. Privilege is orthogonal to how one feels about themselves.
Thesis2: Anyone can be depressed for any number of reasons. Privilege is not a deciding factor.
Summary: The trend to bash on "privilege" is ill targeted. Bash on people's actions. Bash on their misconceptions. Bash on their hurtful words. But their privilege? That's just tilting at windmills. "Privilege" will never go away AND it is not the cause of the thing you are fighting. The world is a bit more complex than that, thankfully.
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@maiki: EVERYWHERE! (there?)
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#keepingitdecentralizedmaybe
#keepingitdecentralizedmaybe
"Bash on people's actions. Bash on their misconceptions. Bash on their hurtful words." --> individual, symptoms to a degree
Fighting privilege: recognizing, trying to educate about, and pushing back against systemic effects.
Fighting privilege: recognizing, trying to educate about, and pushing back against systemic effects.