Not that I particularly mind either way: we are all a privileged lot in the tech world. Myself absolutely included!

We'd quickly just shut down all conversation ever because none of us are 8 year old british chimney sweeps covered in soot. In which case, how is the world a better place?

We can acknowledge that there's a lens where some people have privileges ("privileged isn't a binary state") and then still have a discussion about what happened.

If working at Google such a privilege and is the goal, work towards it. Like so many other people did, take up a student loans and put yourself through school, build your resume, take up projects, internships, work experience etc. Prep for interviews, what ever it takes. Then you can take the job and enjoy the "spoils", what ever those are.

One can't just decide not to put in the work and then look at the guy who did and say... privileged.

Being a President of Unites States is a privilidge, surely you dont dispute that?

Are you putting in the work to become President? If not, you are not allowed to call him priviliged.

> If working at Google such a privilege and is the goal, work towards it.

Being the Pope is a privilidge too, do you even want to be the Pope?

If I don't want to be the Pope, should I be unable to recognise that it's a position of power, privilidge and prestige?