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by Polylactic_acid 2354 days ago
I see privilege as both a head start and a multiplier to your individual effort. People who put in no effort will still end up nowhere unless they have an absolutely enormous amount of privilege that allows them to succeed on a head start alone.

Someone with little privileged who puts in a huge amount of effort can overtake someone with a high privilege who puts in a normal amount of effort.

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Sure, same goes with luck, skill, natural abilities, etc. It's all an outcome from several major inputs.