Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up to it?

Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by natch on Saturday January 30, 2021 @05:43PM (#25973774)

I never mentioned race. It didn’t enter the picture here [Edit: as far as I can tell but... the stuff can be subtle]. fwiw the doctor wasn’t white. Entitled, definitely. I do understand your point and would agree that white privilege is a thing.

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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by frongpik on Saturday January 30, 2021 @06:46PM (#25974235)

What's "white privilege"? A secret spell that a white dude from a trailer park can pronounce to summon wealth?

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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by sangnoir on Sunday January 31, 2021 @01:04AM (#25976497)

> What's "white privilege"? A secret spell that a white dude from a trailer park can pronounce to summon wealth?

Unfortunately, it doesn't confer any mana. However, the white dude's stats for "culture fit" during interviews get buffed (+2 Luck), medical staff tend to believe him when he says he's in pain (+1 Health), and if he's ever in front of a judge, he gets a lighter sentence than those with darker complexions (+2 Charisma).

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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by ineedasername on Saturday January 30, 2021 @08:02PM (#25974674)

For me, being white in a mostly black HS but mostly white teachers & principle, "white privilege" ended up meaning I could skip out of study period to get a sandwich at a deli next to the school and come back and eat it, and the teacher would just smile and give a little laugh. Black kids got detentions for shouting in the hallway and all kinds of minor things that I also did, and never got detention for.

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