• jet@hackertalks.com
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    11 months ago

    Because some people lack the empathetic skills to put themselves in a disadvantaged position. They can’t conceive of a world where they don’t have their current privileges.

    When you have all the privilege, equal rights feels like a downgrade.

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      11 months ago

      Some people even think they’re the ones in a disadvantaged position, even if they’re not, but they’ll always feel entitled to getting something when others get something.

      I don’t quite understand this selfish entitlement, but I see it happen in many situations. It also applies to human rights for people on the other side of the globe, because from their perspective there is only one world, theirs.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, I think this touches upon equality of outcomes vs equality of opportunities which is always a vigerous debate.