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by oofnik 1105 days ago
What does race have to do with any of this?
3 comments

It affects your life outcomes in significant ways! It especially affects the kinds of mistakes you are allowed to make.
this article does give me some privilege vibes.

not everyone can just move to thailand, become bartender and write a book about. that's a very specific trajectory.

I see where you're coming from, but that doesn't match my experience. Plenty of non white people immigrate to different countries to try their luck at a better life.

Maybe the difference is what standard you compare yourself to?

- Black dude from the US: I can't move to Thailand, what would happen if I fail

- Black dude from Rwanda: I might as well move to Thailand, maybe I'll have better luck over there

> maybe I'll have better luck over there

It's more privilege in the sense of having the luxury to take risks as opposed to the desperation of seeking a better life.

The second guys life is already kind of "blown up", while the author is more like entitled boredom.

Yeah that makes sense, even if it ends up working out the same either way. If you blow up your life real good there's no safety net anymore hahaha
Given its ambiguity, "white" is not always a racial descriptor. We all know what the parent comment means; it's up to us to respond charitably.