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by tommica 2066 days ago
I'm curious, why do you think having emotional tools is a "privilege"? I might be wrong in my understanding of the term, but isn't it more of a right than a privilege?
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Nothing is either a right or a privilege, objectively speaking, so it can be a right in one historical/social context and a privilege in another.
Privilege is something good, unequally (and/or unjustly) distributed. Rights are something good that should be afforded to everyone. So there is a lot of overlap but also distinction.

Rights are an ideal, privileges are a material reality.

Having your right realized and not tampered is a privilege.