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A comment on American society is so focused on race that it is blind to class. Parent comment
You can't buy food, housing, or pay utilities with your diploma. You need money to pay for things.
>getting that opportunity is a privilege that was denied to many.
Is it though? There are people who lived dirt-poor lives but managed to do a complete 180.
The whole concept of "privilege" is really just making excuses for why you can't do something about a problem.
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You can't buy food, housing, or pay utilities with your diploma. You need money to pay for things.
>getting that opportunity is a privilege that was denied to many.
Is it though? There are people who lived dirt-poor lives but managed to do a complete 180.
The whole concept of "privilege" is really just making excuses for why you can't do something about a problem.