It's one of those words that can only 1) make people write off your point entirely, or 2) make people immediately hostile.
I fall into the first camp, when I hear someone accuse kids of being 'entitled' I assume there simply isn't anywhere to go from there in terms of discussion.
Maybe some of them are entitled, but a lot of what young people want are things their parents got no problem. They aren't entitled for expecting certain things, or wanting to change society.
> People who participate in and contribute to society are entitled to things. They should have a sufficient wage, safe housing, food and clean water.
This is the /antiwork crowd we're talking about? The ones too emotionally stunted to even crawl out of bed and do anything productive because they've self-diagnosed as depressed/anxiety ridden/whatever?No they're not entitled to anything. The ones that actually contribute to society are, but a huge chunk of them aren't. Which is fine, but then can't bitch about it and shouldn't expect anything in return. They can go live in the mountains or under a bridge.
The level of isolation you are suffering from is profound and I hope you find a way out of it.
People who participate in and contribute to society are entitled to things. They should have a sufficient wage, safe housing, food and clean water.
If I as a tax-paying, working member of society am not "entitled" to anything, why would I care about the perpetuation of the society?
If I'm not "entitled" to anything, why should I care about anything or anyone at all?