Re:A Developer's Guide to Surviving the Coronapocalypse
by throwlaplace on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:40PM
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There's nothing wrong or right about being privileged. It is for many people inescapable. There is definitely something wrong with being ignorant of your own privilege though.
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Re:A Developer's Guide to Surviving the Coronapocalypse
by pinkfoot on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:42PM
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True. There is also something wrong with not being able to determine the extent of your own privilege for yourself.
Re:A Developer's Guide to Surviving the Coronapocalypse
by imtringued on Monday April 06, 2020 @07:54AM
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Why should I feel bad because a starfish doesn't have legs? The privilege meme is ultimately pointless because it argues that there is an objective measure of something that is fundamentally subjective. Really the primary goal shouldn't be to care about who you are. Instead you should focus on positive sum thinking. Find ways to help people in a way that doesn't drag others down.
Re:A Developer's Guide to Surviving the Coronapocalypse
by throwlaplace on Monday April 06, 2020 @09:01AM
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>Really the primary goal shouldn't be to care about who you are.
i don't understand at all what you're talking about. privilege isn't about you. it's exactly about other people relative to you and empathizing with them despite being that much more privileged.