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by davidw 2453 days ago
> "Privilege" has lost all meaning in today's world. It's just a word to throw around to slow how "woke" you are.

It gets thrown around a lot, but it absolutely has a meaning.

Ever know anyone who says that "they ignore politics"? In many cases, those people come from a place that they can do that because it doesn't affect them that much, and certainly not as much as other people.

For instance: today the supreme court in the US is deciding whether it's ok to fire people for merely being gay.

To not have to worry about that is 'privilege'.