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40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Having emotionally, financially stable parents that care about and support you.

SolarisIX , Feedyourvision Report

Final score:

326points

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Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago

My parents died when i was relatively young so I never had that really but yes, this sounds like a pretty big privilege. Especially grandparents who loves their grandkids and watch them sometimes. That sounds wonderful for the kids to have someone else to bond with and feel comfortable with! And hang out with another generation - for both of them. I think it's so beautiful when grandparents have a great bond with their grandkids.

57points

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Being vaccinated. People from underdeveloped countries like mines have people dying from preventable disease. My moms mother crossed a warzone after a devastating earthquake so my mom could get a smallpox vaccine.

NoAd3629 , RF._.studio Report

Final score:

297points

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UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

Your grandmother is an amazing person.

109points

Fitness expert Jack explained to Bored Panda that gratitude is vital and helps keep people grounded, no matter their financial situation, privileged or not.

"Gratitude is incredibly important, I believe. I practice it every single morning as part of my routine," he revealed to us that he practices what he preaches. This is why he recommends it to everyone.

"Having good mentors helps big time" when it comes to staying humble no matter how successful you are. "And also life usually has its way of humbling those who are too proud," Jack said.

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Buying groceries without having to carefully consider prices.

Getting as much sleep as you need.

Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability.

To have people around who can and will help.

Criticizing your own government.

Privacy. Lots of people don't have that.

Apxm , Tara Clark Report

Final score:

292points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

AKA having a normal life without too much strife. Time for sports and hobbies, time with family and friends.

39points

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them The ability to actually be a kid when young. It's heartbreaking how many children have to grow up / are hardened before they even hit puberty.

fibagik , cottonbro Report

Final score:

263points

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Samantha Lomb 2 years ago

As a teacher I never thought about how many shitty parents are out there till we started discussing families. OMG

64points

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Drinkable tap water

pitt20 , Manki Kim Report

Final score:

256points

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cugel 2 years ago

Why create a whole system to bring water into households, but then not make it usable?

30points

According to Jack, one thing that can definitely help all of us become more aware of the privileges that we have in life is morning gratitude journaling.

"Write out 5-10 things you’re grateful for," he suggested. That way, you can start the morning off strong and aware of just how fortunate you are in life. A far better alternative than waking up miserable because you 'have to' go to work, right?

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Having a safe place to sleep. I'm very privileged to have a safe place to live, and I understood it more since the start of the pandemic. Not having a safe, stable, comfortable home has to be hell when you are on lockdown.

ClauMoir , Ivan Oboleninov Report

Final score:

247points

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Otter 2 years ago

Going home to a place that makes you feel safe and happy is one of the great privileges of life - and it's not a privilege that's strictly due to money. If you're well off, and go home to an imploding marriage, an abusive partner, or a dysfunctional family, you have no escape from stress and unhappiness.

63points

SmolAnxiousSprinkle , Fernando Brasil Report

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Honestly living life without any form of mental illness. It’s becoming less and less common but a lot of the people that do don’t realize just how lucky they are

Final score:

244points

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Winter Eleven 2 years ago

I've had social anxiety and depression since i was 5. Might be born with adhd as well. I cannot imagine what life is like for people without mental illness

52points

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Being able to sit in a house that is kept at a comfortable temperature all year long.

DeathSpiral321 , Outsite Co Report

Final score:

237points

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The Shark Premium 2 years ago

Gotta add access to hot water to this one... You appreciate it so much more when you lose it in the middle of winter and have to heat water in a large pot and bathe with a cup for an extended period

55points

Agile_Objective_2252 Report

Something else that might work for you is gratitude expression. "Send a message of gratitude to someone you’re grateful for," Jack explained.

In Jack's opinion, "it's very easy nowadays" to take everything for granted. However, it all depends on your perspective. "And your perspective can be trained for gratitude." In other words, change is possible. But we have to work towards it.

The fitness expert also gave some advice that will serve anyone for decades to come. "Move your body! Figure out what you enjoy that involves movement and do it. It could be sports, hiking, walking around a mall, etc.," he urged everyone to find a form of movement they personally enjoy the most.

#10

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them I'm from Venezuela and here's the things American consider normal that is a privilege here:

Having a car: I've noticed that in the US even poor people have cars, here is pretty damn expensive to have and maintain a car and there's no credit option.

Electricity every day: here power goes out a few times a week. In the US it only goes out when there's a tornado or something like that.

Sanitation: here nothing has an actual valid health certificate, unless it's imported we don't know if what we're eating or the water we're drinking is apt for consumption. Food in America has official certificates.

Having a phone: there's rarely an American without a phone but for someone who makes less than 100 bucks a month is pretty hard to get a phone so there's many people who don't have a phone here and I believe in many third world countries.

Living alone after 18: Here people can rarely afford it so they will live with their parents at older ages and it's considered normal. Sometimes if the backyard is big enough they'll just build a house themselves for when their children get married so they live there with their partner and children. Living alone at 18 or even at 20's is rather uncommon and a super privilege here.

Making fun of the president with no consequences: in the US I remember the media made fun of Donald Trump and it was ok nobody got arrested, but here if you make fun of the president on public TV or a famous YouTube channel you'll go to jail for sure, they call it "hate crimes".

Having animal services: As an animal lover I really hate that if you see animal abuse there's not a number you can call and police won't come, you have to literally take evidence and take it to court or send to a contact that works in the government, and according to the law the animal abuser just gets 48 days in jail (you can push for more but you'll probably have to bribe the judge or have a friend in the government).

Clean streets: People here are worst than animals, the streets are littered everywhere except for the rich areas. In the US the streets seem super clean in general.

Buying clothes and items often: Here we spend many years using the same clothes as it's expensive to buy all the time, but Americans will throw away a shirt or a pair of shoes they've used for a few months and say something like "it was completely destroyed already".

Having good looking houses: The houses of poor people here have black mold on the walls, the roof is asbestos or something similar, the draining system is almost rotten and the house structure is still standing by the sheer power of faith.

Eating expensive stuff: I've noticed Americans will complain a lot if they don't have certain meals but here we just eat what we can afford, for example things like honey, syrup, cheddar cheese, diet toasts, yogurt, chocolate and that kind of stuff are luxuries here.

Having sex: This one is kinda funny but it's true, since Americans have cars and often live alone it's easier for them to have sex. I've been struggling with this for a while because at home there's your mom, your grandma, your siblings, your little cousins, etc. There's literally no privacy, so people with more money are the only ones who can have sex whenever they want.

Walking outside at night: If you do that here you'll likely get robbed or even killed, after 7-8 pm the streets are deserted. In USA or any other first world country unless you're in a specifically dangerous area it'll be fine to take walks at night.

Water everyday: in certain areas here people haven't had water for weeks or even months. In the US water is expensive but at least everyone has it.

Travel papers: if you're American or European you can quite literally travel anywhere with very little effort, getting a passport and VISA here is a whole struggle you'll have to dedicate time, money and effort to get.

I could go on and on but I wouldn't finish today.

Final score:

231points

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SpikeyBunny 2 years ago

He's only being honest. I feel for r the people of Venezuela :'(

82points

#11

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Medical treatment

ttbug15 , JC Gellidon Report

Final score:

200points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

Free healthcare and acces to healthcare is a basic human right. Or, it should be!

112points

#12

Being able to feel safe at home and know your parents or siblings won't abuse you

holly10012 Report

Final score:

182points

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bipotternerd 2 years ago

THIS!

34points

TheLegendofMikeHawk , Victoria Alexandrova Report

The previous economic crash and the current Covid-19 pandemic have widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Eddy Ng, the Smith Professor of Equity & Inclusion in Business at Queen’s University, explained to Bored Panda that the 2008 financial crisis restructured the economy while the pandemic has exacerbated inequality.

"We had the global financial crisis which led to many millennials who were employed being displaced. When the economy recovered, it changed structurally, and many quality jobs were lost," he said.

#13

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Hot showers. The best thing ever, which everyone takes for granted

Final score:

168points

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Iggy 2 years ago

I have never taken it for granted. There's nothing better than being able to shower.

38points

Magdalena Bedernik 2 years ago

Or take a bath. I didn't have a tub for a long time.

3points

Robert Thompson 2 years ago

We had a water outage (like a power outage but for water) once. It was only once. Lasted for about 2 days, and because of the pandemic, I couldn't just go to the gym and get a shower. I used bottled water, and it was room temperature. It was a quick shower.

4points

best turtle 2 years ago

never took it for granted, i enjoy every second

3points

BusLady 2 years ago

I live in a small trailer (rv) and we have a small hot water heater. So showers have to be quick. Lol

2points

David F 2 years ago

When you are homeless it's mind boggling how there are no places to shower. In the old days like 1870 to 1920 you see pictures of places that say "baths 5cents" and now there's nothing like that. The closest is finding a swim center for like $7 to get in or maybe getting a gym membership and if your homeless but shower and wash your clothes nobody would ever know you were homeless.

2points

Renita Fox 2 years ago

*You’re.

-2points

Virtually Fabulous 2 years ago

Took me a second to figure out how someone holding a pink heart shaped pancake was relevant 🤦‍♀️

2points

Samantha Lomb 2 years ago

Russia turns off hot water every summer to do systems maintenance. Its a good reminder not to take it for granted.

2points

Rainy Day Wolf 2 years ago

I'm sorry... the Russian government provides them hot water!!? wow!

0points

София Харитонова 2 years ago

Yeah. For three-four days. Usually no more than that. The longest I remember was two weeks - because of the broken pipe. And we have really cheap water heaters. Russia is not some freaking hellhole some people think it is.

-2points

Caro Caro 2 years ago

Samantha is the last person here to put Russia down. She lives and works there.

4points

Sea otter simone 2 years ago

i def dont seeing as how our water is shared with other people in my neighborhood

1point

2 years ago

I want a cold shower when the weather is hot and I want a hot shower when the weather is cold.

0points

Seadimo Monnapula 2 years ago

Showers? You guys have showers? We just use a basin: wash the top half of your body first, then get in and wash the second half. Easy peazy lemon squeezy. Also, living off of a 100 dollar Salary. Lesotho Southern Africa. And the biggest core denominator is a dysfunctional government. I am working extremely hard to leave this country

0points

Laura Capshaw 2 years ago

Oh no I don't. And I never take running water INSIDE the house for granted. I literally thank the water for running.

0points

Bobby 2 years ago

I'm previliged

0points

Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago

I know I'm not in a bad situation, but where I live, we can't have cold showers. I live in the Pilbara, and during the dry season, it gets so got that the water out of the cold tap is sometimes too hot to touch. Often I have to skip showers because I'll burn myself.

0points

September 2 years ago

I had to shower with a set up I came up for myself. There was no plumbing in a building we were staying in. I took an old mop stick ran it through the bottom of the shrink wrap on a 12 pack of 1 liter water bottles. I tore holes in the top of the wrap just enough so that all the bottle caps were accessible. Then I put the pole across two tree branches so the 12 pack of water was hanging arms reach of my head, upside down, the caps pointing at me. Having sat in the sun all day the water was hot. I unscrewed 2 bottles at a time getting good and soaked standing under them. I'd soap up, wash my hair and then uncap all the bottles as I rinsed off. Then I'd fill the bottles with water again and set them in the sun. Worked fine.

0points

Janet Sturgess 2 years ago

I prefer a deep hot bath. Though I do agree it's the best thing ever that people take for granted. I've often said - hot water was the best invention EVER!

0points

Georgia Hebert 2 years ago

I must be a weirdo. I don't care for hot showers. I'd rather bathe under a waterfall.

-2points

#14

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Knowing when your next meal will be

beautyinsideout_ , Luisa Brimble Report

Final score:

167points

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Rose Romano 2 years ago (edited)

I hope this was sarcasm, Wilvander. My pension was recently raised and my biggest thrill is that I can eat any time I feel like it. I no longer drink two glasses of water so I'll feel full after I finish a meal. I no longer put off dinner as long as I can so I won't go to bed hungry. I no longer have a cup of broth made from a bullion cube with a single packet of crackers for dinner. I've become obsessed with buying food.

44points

#15

I feel like a lot of people who grew up with middle/upper middle class family who pays for everything don't really realize how privileged they are. Especially people whose parents pay or help pay for college.

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Final score:

160points

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BusLady 2 years ago

I grew up poor and if I wanted spending money I had to work for it. There was no financial security in my family. It's funny, but I often have dreams where I'm young and father is taking care of me and providing me a home. I feel so secure.

20points

According to the professor, after the 2008 financial crisis, there was an emergence of precarious jobs, the gig/sharing economy, and the rise of digital labor. As a result, income and social inequalities rose for those who weren’t able to join the new economy.

The expert said that some racialized groups like Black and Brown workers can fall into a poverty trap that they’re unable to get out of. In the professor’s opinion, better financial literacy won’t solve all the issues. “You need to have the resources to, for example, access training and education," he told us.

#16

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Having caring parents who support you no matter what.

227743 , sofatutor Report

Final score:

157points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago (edited)

And don't insult or threaten you. My father used to say horrible things to me and my sister: and people wonder why I have no self steem.

55points

#17

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Not being drafted into a high casualty war as soon as you are old enough to fight.

Robin_games , UX Gun Report

Final score:

149points

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Samantha Lomb 2 years ago

I'm not sure the US method of exploiting inequality and desperation to recruit poor people into the military is better

65points

#18

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Having healthy children.

Imagine having kids who’ll always need to be taken care of. Imagine having to worry about what will happen when you’re dead because you know that your child will never be independent or have a normal life.

This is one of my worst fears

edd6pi , Marisa Howenstine Report

Final score:

148points

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Cass Malone 2 years ago

This I my reality. My son is nonverbal autistic.

55points

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the divide between the rich and the poor, making problems even worse for many of us.

“Workers work more hours with lower pay in order to survive. That leaves little time to accumulate the necessary resources for skill upgrades or retooling for the new economy. This is the poverty trap I alluded to," Professor Ng explained.

#19

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them The sky not dropping bombs on you

Antagonist1k , wikipedia Report

Final score:

145points

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Martha Meyer 2 years ago

It's not the sky dropping them, it's people in planes pushing a button on purpose to kill you.

28points

#20

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Easy ability to travel internationally. The right passport will take you places.

Xerxes2004 , Alexandr Podvalny Report

Final score:

140points

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Rachel Nduru 2 years ago

Western countries can aquire visas once they land in my country. Applying for a visa to a western country from mine will take weeks and is usually denied.

34points

level 1 steeple_fun Report

#21

Choosing what you eat based on taste.

Final score:

137points

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Jace 2 years ago

And not based on the season but eating things all year round that naturally are not available all year round, like strawberries.

19points

#22

Guaranteed next meal. Food insecurity is terrifying. I have been fortunate that coming from a poor family, I always had food. Thinking of all the kids who were out of school due to COVID that were on free and reduced meals breaks my heart.

Danobing Report

Final score:

132points

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KariLovesHerKat 2 years ago

The pain of hunger is a memory that never leaves you. Plus all the shameful moments that go with it

26points

#23

Toilets.

Elevenst Report

Final score:

128points

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Iggy 2 years ago

Best invention ever!

21points

sebastianlaguens , Robert Hickerson Report

#24

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Not having glass or barbwires over every wall, not having bars over every window, leaving the door unlocked at night and most likely being fine, etc

Here in Argentina we have our personal jails while the criminals roam the streets

Final score:

121points

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KariLovesHerKat 2 years ago

North of Ireland was like that in some places still is. It was horrible

26points

#25

ability to read

fernbeetle Report

Final score:

118points

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GirlFriday 2 years ago

One side of my family is part of a crazy religion that doesn't educate girls past what the law requires (which is 13 in their state) and then many girls are held from school because they need "home training" more than an education. As a result, I have several relatives that can't read. They were never taught. It saddens me that one of my father's sister is now widowed and can't take care of herself or her home because she can't read, doesn't know how to bank or pay bills, etc. Her brothers have to help her. This is very common in that community and it is terrifying to me.

41points

UniversitySouth2852 , Robert Collins Report

#26

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them A happy childhood

Final score:

116points

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Kishibe Angelo 2 years ago

i actually haven't had that im 15 and still as miserable as i was when i was 5

22points

#27

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Being able to ask "what are we going to eat" and not "are we going to eat" I cannot express how greatful I am to have a fridge full of food everyday because I know that in other parts of the world some people go days without eating and sometimes have to resort to eating rotten food. It's awful to think that such terrible conditions exist. I'm just so happy to be privileged enough to have better living arrangements. I just wish other Americans could see how lucky and privileged we actually are.

8PoliteChicken8 , Chad Montano Report

Final score:

114points

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Julie C Rose 2 years ago (edited)

“I just wish other Americans could see how lucky and privileged we actually are.” - If you say that to an American who is calling for public healthcare, or a Black American who had a loved one get shot by police, I’ll slap you silly. Even in first world countries there are big injustices, and saying “stop talking about that; other countries have it worse” only benefits the oppressors.

51points

#28

Sleeping until you are ready to wake up.

Some of us feel its a privilege (a desire to 'sleep in'), but when you work with or know someone who is trying to survive on 3-4 hours a day due to multiple jobs, medical reasons, or lack of shelter, it becomes much clearer.

S*itty_Life_Coach Report

Final score:

114points

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Ellis Tamura 2 years ago

I wish I could sleep. F you depression.

31points

#29

Breathing without effort.

frevensakes Report

Final score:

110points

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Kishibe Angelo 2 years ago

Scruff Mcgruff The Crime Dawg just said that 99% of the people who don'y have asthma is normal so sorry guys that 3 year old me who had troubles breathing and had to take steroids inoder to breath because ig we aren't normal people and its not a privilage to breath

13points

#30

If your life is so good that your biggest problems are minor inconveniences, you don’t appreciate just how easy you’ve got it.

EatingTurkey Report

Final score:

103points

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Robert Thompson 2 years ago

Like the guy who called emergency services when facebook was down.

29points

#31

Having generational wealth.

Burrito_Loyalist Report

Final score:

103points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago (edited)

This is such a privilege. Millennials and Gen Z in Spain can only afford a decent life because we are being and were helped for years by our families. Their children wont be as lucky and I worry for them.

24points

#32

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Being conventionally attractive.

Portabellamush , Brian Lawson Report

Final score:

101points

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Kira Okah 2 years ago

Those I've known have all been harassed to sh*t by both men and women.

47points

Notthesharkfromjaws Report

#33

20/20 vision

Final score:

101points

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Otter 2 years ago

I knew a survivalist, a co-worker who retired to his bunker a couple of years ago. I told him that I really didn't want to survive the collapse of civilization, because once all the optometrists were gone I'd be helpless...

34points

#34

40 “Invisible” Privileges That Most People Don’t Notice Because They Have Them Free K-12 education and literacy in general.

K-12 meaning primary/elementary and secondary school, wherever you are from. From 5 years old to 17 or 18 years old. We call it K-12 in the Us (K meaning Kindergarten, through grade 12).

Greentea503 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

100points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

All children should be able to go to school. To be able to have a basic education, play and be fed and clothed and loved.

40points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#35

Having a healthy body. Existing without constant reminders that you're inside of a dying animal. Doesn't last forever, especially if you don't take care of yourself (I didn't).

_somewhere_far_away_ Report

Final score:

98points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

I cannot even remember how it felt to have energy and not being in constant pain and its been only a few years that I am like this. I have all the admiration for the people who has lived with chronic pain and disabilities for years. Specially with how little awareness there is. Today I was told that 'I am not disabled' by a waitress (that did not mean bad) when I explained her that the scooter I have is for disabled people. Once I told her she insisted 'but you do not look ill' and she only let it go once I told her that 'i am on the inside". She did not mean bad but it hurts terribly because it means that on top of being discriminated for being disabled I am also judged for 'not really being ill and pretending'.

36points

#36

Being able to walk safely alone at night.

[deleted] Report

Final score:

97points

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Arianna Ibbotson 2 years ago

As a woman, I can't, which is genuinely sad that our world has hit a low this bad that females can't walk alone at night without being scared of getting followed or sexually harassed

44points

#37

Ignorance - being blissfully unaware of the struggles of others because those struggles aren't something you've ever even had to consider.

HappyCrowBrain Report

Final score:

93points

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BusLady 2 years ago

I've been through a lot in my life and it taught me empathy towards other people.

17points

#38

Having extra money to spend.

Allustar1 Report

Final score:

93points

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David F 2 years ago

Actually saving is the privilege.

35points

#39

Basically everything. A lot of people worldwide are born homeless.

Stumblingwanderer Report

Final score:

80points

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El muerto 2 years ago

there are a grand number of people that are born to be consider as as second or third class humans...some will never see a day of peace in their lifetimes.

4points

rainbow_bangles_247 Report

#40

Having your parents pay and provide you with education throughout your school years

Final score:

79points

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Arianna Ibbotson 2 years ago

Better yet free education till College or Uni

20points

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#41

Seeing the contact “Mom” or “Dad” pop up on the caller ID

MAXnRUSSEL Report

Final score:

29points

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BusLady 2 years ago

I moved 2 years ago so I would be closer to my family. My mom is 84 now and I can spend time with her now.

2points

#42

Not being bullied because of undiagnosed autistic behaviours as a young person or child.

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27points

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Penguin_24! 2 years ago

I resonate so much with this one. I was bullied for 13 years before I was diagnosed. Sometimes I wish I’d known earlier just so that I could have stopped spending so much of my life wondering why I was so different and why other kids just thought of me as more of ‘entertainment’ than anything else. Now I know though, it’s something I really like about myself, I have a different perspective on the world and I love it.

3points

#43

Having internet, a phone, TV, PC, Console, etc. Almost anything tech related you could easily live without but have been made so important by companies and are classed as must haves to be able to get information or job replies or contact pretty much anyone or as an entertainment tool. In fact they're such a privilege that even typing this is a hypocrisy because it's a privilege to be able to do so.

imlostinhere Report

Final score:

25points

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Cesha Wells 2 years ago

When the pandemic first started I read several stories about children who had to go to fast food restaurants during the day to get their school work done on the tablets and things that had been sent home with them from the school for their distance learning, because they had no internet at home. Finally the school districts and the local internet companies started providing Hotspots for these kids so they can do their work at home for their distance learning

1point

#44

It's funny how most Westerners say "dude you can travel (internationally) cheap, and do backpacking", could be true for them but they're forgetting to look at their shiny passport.

For us third worlders, even if we can afford it and richer than these cheap backpackers, we have to prove to visa officers and immigration our net worth to afford that travelling. Heck a backpacking reason will raise a red flag to most of them.

Adonis_X Report

Final score:

23points

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Otter 2 years ago (edited)

The young people who chuck work or school to just travel with a backpack are, IMHO, very privileged. They always have fallbacks that aren't available to most, family money or parents who will give them a comfortable home when they come back, or who will help if they get into trouble overseas. Those who have no option but to support themselves can't just stop work and travel.

7points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#45

Central heat and air. Especially heat.

Sarinnana Report

Final score:

22points

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София Харитонова 2 years ago

In Russia central heating is really cheap and every house has radiators installed. I shudder to think about countries like Canada, where cold can be more severe then even in Russia but the heating costs way much more.

4points

#46

Owning and driving a vehicle.

Antique-Eye8029 Report

Final score:

21points

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BusLady 2 years ago

I was without a car for years and had to get around by walking, riding my bike or scooter, or using public transportation, which was not very good where I was living. Now I have 2 cats that are fully paid for and that is something I don't take for granted.

2points

ComfortableBedroom78 Report

#47

Knowing their family history.

Final score:

21points

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HarriMissesScotland 2 years ago

If you watch "Finding Your Roots" on PBS, you will understand that many people can't trace their family past WW I, or POC, mainly African descendants can only find 3 generations. It makes me appreciate that I have been able to trace my family back to my 17th grandfather. Just because I have been able to acquire this knowledge does not mean that I am proud of everyone in my family's history.

1point

#48

Having your own washer and dryer.

Laundromats can be sketchy sometimes--you might find bedbugs, or it can be crazy-expensive and add up over time. Communal washers and driers are an absolute pain--your clothes could get stolen.

Not everyone has about $3000 or so for a brand-spankin'-new washer and dryer for their very own place. So if you've got some, never take them for granted. Ever.

geico_fire Report

Final score:

18points

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Izzy Curer 2 years ago (edited)

$3000 seems a bit high for basic. I'm looking right now and see that you can get a washer and dryer at Lowes for around $500 each. Not to mention you can usually find refurbished ones on Craigslist for around half that

12points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

#49

Being able to read for fun without getting easily distracted.

Apart_Future9033 Report

Final score:

18points

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Iggy 2 years ago

That doesn't necessarily come under privilege.

4points

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#50

Having a parent or family member drive you to school everyday rather than having to take public transport.

This was something I took for granted until I was old enough to take public transport to school on my own.

Inky Report

Final score:

18points

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Julie C Rose 2 years ago

Or alternatively, living somewhere with safe public transport.

5points

#51

the western diet.

the impoverished people on the planet do not eat dairy or much meat. they usually don't have access to electricity, refrigerators, or much more money than covers that day of food. they do not eat chocolate or twinkies, because processed foods are more expensive than foods grown from the ground. those are value-added products, after all.

plscallmeRain Report

Final score:

17points

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Annamagelic 2 years ago

And in America, sadly, it's a privilege to be able to afford fresh vegetables. Twinkies are a lot less money per calorie than fresh produce.

10points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

#52

The fact that someone's life is so convenient that they can worry about what is or is not a privilege, and target and harass someone else for having something, and cry [insert anything here] privilege

DrySelection9 Report

Final score:

17points

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#53

I had a reminder the other day of privilege that I honesty wasn't even aware of.

People were talking about EMS not responding until after police were on-scene. I mentioned that had never been the case for me, as someone who's needed EMS more than once.

It wasn't until after further conversation it occurred to me that it's because of where I live. I live in a gated, security-patrolled community. I'd taken that and that it had played a large part in how quickly EMS got to me, whether police were yet on-scene or not, for granted.

FlufflesMcForeskin Report

Final score:

17points

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Kira Okah 2 years ago

An ambulance will get to me quicker than police too. Not that I live anywhere fancy - I live in a small town in the poorest county in the UK, and the nearest hospital is 20 miles away - but the police are two towns over and the depot the ambulances are called from is just up the hill.

2points

Affectionate-Newt889 Report

#54

Power, money and water and food. Buffets are considered a luxury.

StargazerDream0 Report

Final score:

17points

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#55

Having a Good looking face

HtgawmFan1 Report

Final score:

14points

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#56

About to unintentionally rally a bunch of incels with this one but… being tall.

Height has been statistically proven to drastically increase your chance of someone being attracted to you, getting a raise or a new job, being respected, and many other things.

Final score:

13points

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Vasha 2 years ago

historically, the taller candidate for public office has a higher percentage chance of winning

4points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#57

Okay so I spent a good chunk of my childhood in developing countries as did my parents:

Cops aren't bribable

OpenShut Report

Final score:

11points

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WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago

Everyone is bribable, it just depends on how much you're offering.

8points

BibleButterSandwich Report

#58

Living in a developed country.

One person living alone on the federal minimum wage of 7.25 an hour in the US is considered global upper middle class, even when accounting for price differences. This is not to say our progress is all done - far from it - but it is important to look at just how staggering global inequality is compared to domestic inequality.

Final score:

11points

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Julie C Rose 2 years ago

I get suspicious when Americans say this to their minimum wage workers - the Americans who say this are normally better-paid people who don’t like hearing about the minimum wage issues.

10points

Deep-Performance-260 Report

#59

Eating 3 meals a day

Final score:

11points

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#60

Being right-handed. I can’t tell you how much grief I’ve had with can openers, notebooks, binders, desks, and too many other things to count.

jeff_the_nurse Report

Final score:

11points

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Axolotl King 2 years ago

Not to mention borderline abusive teachers who will force left-handed kids to write right-handed. I'm lucky to be right handed but I've heard of a lot of left handed people experiencing this

6points

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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#61

English as a first language.

robertofontiglia Report

Final score:

4points

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Sophie 2 years ago

I kindly disagree with you. I don't think it is a privilege, other nations learn it because it is the easiest language to learn. I think the privilege is to be able to learn languages, and having the right education for it. (I'm Hungarian)

13points

#62

Kitchen counters made of stone. They always get taken for granite.

Headstart96 Report

Final score:

-6points

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Davo gifman 2 years ago

I don't think this smartass remark belongs here. 😑 js

7points

#63

US citizenship. Half the country has lost their minds.

goodlitt Report

Final score:

-8points

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Mimi whatev 2 years ago

lol is this person serious ?

4points

Ordinary-Reaction519 Report

#64

Being a race/gender/orientation/religion/class which allows you to win every argument by simply accusing the person you're talk to of having some kind of privilege.

Final score:

-20points

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Samantha Lomb 2 years ago

Wow this feels like a really bitter white guy who hates having to consider his privilege. There is no race/ gender / orientation etc that is some kind of magical argument winning card.

8points

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Bailey 2 years ago (edited)

In do appreciate the point of the list, however I do wish in general there was less focus on "you have X, you should feel privileged", and more "X should be a basic thing everyone has access to, what can be done to help?".

30points

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François Carré 2 years ago

Exactly my thought. A privilege is something you have, at least partly, BECAUSE someone else doesn't, which means your comfort depends on someone else's exploitation and discomfort. Most of the "privileges" listed here are just decent conditions of existence that everyone in the world could and should be entitled to, given the level of development humanity has reached.

16points

Natalie Kudryashova 2 years ago (edited)

Agreed. Most of these things are super basic and normal, basing on your standard human rights in a developed society. Calling something a privilege normalises it’s absence. Rather than having them being a privilege, having them is a basic norm for everybody should be the aim, and not having them is deprivation.

6points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Upvote.

2points

Marnie 2 years ago

Yes, I already added this standalone comment elsewhere: People don't understand the difference between one person having a "privilege" and another having a disadvantage or missing on something fundamental. It is not a privilege to get enough sleep or have a safe space to sleep. That was the norm for probably 200,000 years. That so many go without does not make those who have it privileged. It means that things are getting worse and worse for people and some are living with serious disadvantages that they shouldn't have to live with. (People should look up the definition of a word before using it.)

1point

Briana Kessler 2 years ago

This post almost feels like a contest on who has it worse...it's weird.

21points

Don't Look 2 years ago

Just like the last time they did a “privilege” post. People like a word and they use it in defense.

1point

A Jones 2 years ago

Having an education is easily overlooked and taken granted for. Would love to see teachers be paid more for their hard work.

11points

Albany Rushton 2 years ago

YES

2points

Bored Seb 2 years ago

Most of those things should not be seen as privileges, but as normal thing... it's not a privilege to have tap water, but a basic human rights... I'm not lucky to have two parents who love me. That should be normal. I'm not luck to have the life I have. Obviously, yes, as a middle class 40yo why guy from France, my life is way easier that most people in the world. But don't try to lower down my life becasue people have less. What I have should not be seen as privilege.

10points

jasper 2 years ago

Thank you. Bored Panda posts on this subject always seem to be the same. I'm tired of people telling me I need to feel ashamed because I'm not *insert whatever*. I did not grow up rich. I lived in a very blue collar community. I was not handed my college education - I applied for grants and worked 3 jobs. I busted my ass to be where I am today, which is a pretty good, if not hard working, life. Just because I'm a blonde, white female in a first-world country does not make me a bad person. People need to work on fixing what's broken, making a stand to not accept less, and work their butts off and not expect stuff to be handed to them because they feel like they were given it rough. Life is about choices. If you were dealt a bad hand growing up, there's nothing that says you can't change it.

5points

Pezor Zass 2 years ago

This post doesn't do it well, but the point should be that none of this should be a privilege, that it ought to be basic to everyone. Of course you shouldn't feel bad for what you have, but you should feel concern for the people who don't have it, because there are absolutely people who do not have a chance at the kind of life you have, no matter how hard they work.

1point

Casey McAlister 2 years ago

Most of hose are not privileges. Things we take for granted - sure. But a privilege is something extra, something that people don't normally have. Not starving, not being abused, not suffering from constant pain and not dying from a terminal illness are not privileges, those are the bare minimum of normal existence. Calling people privileged because they aren't living the worst possible life is rather toxic, to be honest, and has the same vibes as telling a person they have no reason to be depressed because other people have it worse.

8points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

And people should not feel guilty because their lives are better, its not your fault that you have things better and you should not have to apologize for it.

6points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

I have to politely disagree with "the minimum of existence". That is what some people call "a dream of heaven". I was one of them as a kid. (I have daily phsyical pain. I often use a cane. And do you know, I still feel quite fortunate.)

3points

Ozacoter 2 years ago

Only a person with very little self awareness would say that. Most people are privileged in a sense or another. I am privileged to have a roof over my head and medical care. I am not privileged for being a cripple.

3points

Casey McAlister 2 years ago

I'm just saying that the word "privilege" has a different meaning. A roof over your head and medical care are wonderful thimgs to have, and , sadly, not everyone has those, but those aren't privileges.

2points

Don't Look 2 years ago

Accurate.

-2points

Axolotl King 2 years ago

Someone else said this but more specifically having lgbtq+ supporting parents and not having to live closeted.

6points

SpikeyBunny 2 years ago

Knowing your children are safe, happy and healthy

5points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

I think the hardest thing is that most of the people with serious struggles in life are very, very aware of how the other half life, but the people who have everything to be grateful for have no idea how lucky they are, and don't know anything about the lives of millions of others.

4points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

How is that my problem, am i supposed to save the world?

-1point

Ozacoter 2 years ago (edited)

Being able to move without trouble and having access to public transport without discrimination. I went for a ride with my disabilities scooter. Before that I was caged in my home 24/7 and it is insane how amazing it is to being able to 'take a walk', feel the sun or have a coffee. But now it is raining like hell and I will need to ride in the rain (which is bad for the scooter) because the belgian buses are assholes and do not allow disability scooters inside of them. Yay! I just needed to tell a dear friend of mine that I cannot go to his wedding because it is impossible for me to travel without a person to help me carry the scooter (most trains and metros have steps in Spain and Belgium). I have not told my grandma yet that I wont be able to visit until next xmas for the same reason (or until my partner has holidays and can help me). Society hates disabled people and only sees us as parasites of the system so they try to keep us as restricted as possible.

4points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

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Philler Space 2 years ago

Never knowing hunger. Not kinda hungry because you skipped lunch. Not super hungry so you eat until you burst. Hungry because you're chronically malnourished. Hungry enough to try eating shoes, grass, anything to fill your belly. Hungry past the point where your bones feel hollow from vitamin deficiency, past the point where it goes from an urge to an actual pain that doesn't stop. Hungry to where hunger is all that exists. That we could feed everyone and don't is the most basic physical proof that humanity is damned and deserves it.

4points

jasper 2 years ago

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Livvi Hammiford 2 years ago

I hate these posts. It feels like people are competing to see who has it worse.

3points

Manu 2 years ago

Is it just me or bored panda is posting a lot about hate, negativity and cringe lately?

3points

Tami 2 years ago

I've noticed this too. When I joined during lockdown, BP seemed to be a fun, lighthearted place that also had interesting and educational posts. Now there's so much more contention. Just shows how much people still love to pick sides and cultivate hate.

1point

Beatrice Multhaupt 2 years ago

Being allowed to use a public library even if you are of the female gender. Think I'm kidding? In 1969, the Catholic Schoolboard of the Province of Quebec in Canada decided to segregate all public schooling; boys and girls had to attend school in separate buildings. The boys' building contained the only library and I wasn't allowed in. My parents, tired of listening to me howl, declared me ''Lutheran'' and I got to enter a facility under the care of the Protestant School Board. Their schools were co-ed.

3points

William Teach 2 years ago

You know what's a real privilege? Having the time and 1st world life to sit around thinking of things to complain about. (yes, let the downvoting begin, because this Offends people)

3points

bumble bee 2 years ago

You are so right

1point

MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

"Privilege - a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group." "education is a right, not a privilege" Privileges can be, and have a right to be, taken away. People have a skewed definition.

2points

Don't Look 2 years ago

The other problem here is that in some countries ( bloody India) human life is considered a privilege, no a right. Sets the bar too low. They also for vast majority won’t kill and eat cows. It’s very silly.

2points

Erick Blood 2 years ago

For crying out loud, does everything positive in my life need to be seen through the lens of privilege?

2points

Aliquid 2 years ago

Of course it should be looked through the lens of privilege. Problem is that you seem to think that's a bad thing, or something you should feel bad or guilty about. It is simply a case of being aware of it, rather than taking it for granted. Showing a bit of empathy for people who don't share your privileges, that's all. Consider yourself lucky to have what you have, rather than feeling entitled.

1point

Axolotl Child 2 years ago (edited)

I never realized how privileged I was...I honestly thought that most people had most of these things...

1point

Marnie 2 years ago

People don't understand the difference between one person having a "privilege" and another having a disadvantage or missing on something fundamental. It is not a privilege to get enough sleep or have a safe space to sleep. That was the norm for probably 200,000 years. That so many go without does not make those who have it privileged. It means that things are getting worse and worse for people and some are living with serious disadvantages that they shouldn't have to live with. (People should look up the definition of a word before using it.)

0points

Joyce Blodgett 2 years ago

While I'm by no means wealthy in a financial manner, I do consider myself to be rich in having my own apartment, with its attendant privacy (which is huge to me), plenty of food to eat, despite having severe allergies to many things; I can, and have to, buy clean water---my city has told its residents not to bother to boil the water anymore because they can't make it clean enough, so we're to buy bottled water for the foreseeable future. Such things as having a car, though it's very old (still in great shape, and fully paid off), and having all the furniture I need (much of it given to me when others just didn't have room for things), having the clothes I need, and a laundry facility directly across the parking lot of my apartment complex.....all are things I'm daily grateful for, and do give thanks to God for them, and far, far more that I won't go into. I've had to work for all these things, for the most part, but I'm very thankful for that, too.

0points

Mike Weber 2 years ago

🙄

0points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

One I didn't see is having healthy parents. I saw worry for children but it's just my mom and me. I get paid to care for her but I'm getting older and more disabled myself. I'm terrified of when I can't care for myself let alone her. She won't have a carer and I won't have a carer or a pay check. I guess I mean safety for the elderly. Everyone getting timley help when needed. Help is out there but it's easy to fall through the cracks or get stuck on a waiting list for years.

0points

KimB 2 years ago

I'd add access to dental care...even with insurance it's very expensive.

0points

K Witmer 2 years ago

My daughter is able to not work and pursue her music. She's 19, is in a university that only 8% are accepted every year part time, does not work and writes and performs her music. We aren't rich but we are privileged

0points

Jacob Rosenberg (Swedemire) 2 years ago

This List: If you're not living your life as a decapitated head on a skateboard, YER PRIVELEGED! Eating food? cHeCk YoUr PrIvIlEgE!

0points

Irish Lad 2 years ago

Now days, and even with this article, the word "privileged" is said with a sneer. People who experienced a lot of the above got there through hard work. My father and mother went through the depression, got degrees, saved and worked hard. We had 2 cars and a home, yes. I worked my way through college and never went hungry. Yet people say I am privileged like I stepped on others to get where I am. A person with an apple is privileged over one who is starving.

0points

Tami 2 years ago

I would add knowing your bio family's history. I'm adopted and don't have the privilege of knowing even just family medical history so I can better look after my own health. I've spent some money searching, but come up with nothing so far.

0points

Robert Parrish 2 years ago

Living in the US provides many privileges, things that people suggest are "basic human rights" but were actually hard-won privileges put into our Constitution that we have to continually fight to protect, even from enemies within (e..g.. Trump's effort to steal an election). And there's no such thing as "basic human rights"! Such claims represent efforts by folks to get things like food and health care for FREE, rather than EARNING them. Get to work, slackers!

0points

David F 2 years ago (edited)

If we didn't have social welfare in the u.s. we could go back to how it was before 1930 with gangsters and maybe back to 1870 with the wild west? Is that how you want to live?

3points

Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

Yeah, those of you with chronic illnesses and hereditary defects, you elderly and you over there, yes you, the one who got poisoned or injured by your workplace but they swerved responsibility because they had a more expensive lawyer, or the veterans who aren’t looked after and have to live on the street, all of you, stop slacking and stop expecting free at the point of delivery healthcare. Go to work at a decent company that provides insurance on your less-than-liveable wage and get your healthcare that way. PMSL at ‘the American dream’ up there ^^^^

2points

Mimi whatev 2 years ago

true

0points

Random Anon 2 years ago (edited)

A lot of the modern day norms, especially in the developed economies, are made possible through the exploitation of poorer societies. Take our smartphones for example. Rare metals being mined from one country, then shipped to another for manufacturing, creating wastes that may be shipped to another country. All those countries in the supply chain are never the ones profiting the most from, or consuming the most of, the end-product.

-1point

Rainy Day Wolf 2 years ago

I'm surprised no one added Time... some people have to work all day, can't sleep, have to take care of kids, etc... if you have time to sit and watch tv or a movie or read or play videogames... if you have time that belongs entirely to you, you are very privileged

-1point

Mark Kelly 2 years ago

Canada has all these things like toilets and enough food and good water, electricity and people have good jobs and savings and cars

-2points

David F 2 years ago (edited)

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Tobin Kern 2 years ago

None of these are privileges... they are blessings. People need to use a dictionary before making a stupid thread.

-3points

Aliquid 2 years ago

And you are privileged to receive the blessing.

1point

Sky Render 2 years ago

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Pisco 2 years ago

Cis people are constantly attacked by the strict and outdated gender roles that the trans community is defending instead of trying to dismantle. The intention is good but you have gone from defending feminism and fighting gender roles to fight to restablish them and defending sexism. Its harming us all.

3points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago (edited)

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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

Stop whining would you?

8points

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Bailey 2 years ago (edited)

30points

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François Carré 2 years ago

16points

Natalie Kudryashova 2 years ago (edited)

6points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

Upvote.

2points

Marnie 2 years ago

1point

Briana Kessler 2 years ago

This post almost feels like a contest on who has it worse...it's weird.

21points

Don't Look 2 years ago

Just like the last time they did a “privilege” post. People like a word and they use it in defense.

1point

A Jones 2 years ago

Having an education is easily overlooked and taken granted for. Would love to see teachers be paid more for their hard work.

11points

Albany Rushton 2 years ago

YES

2points

Bored Seb 2 years ago

10points

jasper 2 years ago

5points

Pezor Zass 2 years ago

1point

Casey McAlister 2 years ago

8points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

And people should not feel guilty because their lives are better, its not your fault that you have things better and you should not have to apologize for it.

6points

Leo Domitrix 2 years ago

3points

Ozacoter 2 years ago

3points

Casey McAlister 2 years ago

2points

Don't Look 2 years ago

Accurate.

-2points

Axolotl King 2 years ago

Someone else said this but more specifically having lgbtq+ supporting parents and not having to live closeted.

6points

SpikeyBunny 2 years ago

Knowing your children are safe, happy and healthy

5points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

4points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

How is that my problem, am i supposed to save the world?

-1point

Ozacoter 2 years ago (edited)

4points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago

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Philler Space 2 years ago

4points

jasper 2 years ago

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Livvi Hammiford 2 years ago

I hate these posts. It feels like people are competing to see who has it worse.

3points

Manu 2 years ago

Is it just me or bored panda is posting a lot about hate, negativity and cringe lately?

3points

Tami 2 years ago

1point

Beatrice Multhaupt 2 years ago

3points

William Teach 2 years ago

You know what's a real privilege? Having the time and 1st world life to sit around thinking of things to complain about. (yes, let the downvoting begin, because this Offends people)

3points

bumble bee 2 years ago

You are so right

1point

MyOpinionHasBeenServed 2 years ago

2points

Don't Look 2 years ago

2points

Erick Blood 2 years ago

For crying out loud, does everything positive in my life need to be seen through the lens of privilege?

2points

Aliquid 2 years ago

1point

Axolotl Child 2 years ago (edited)

I never realized how privileged I was...I honestly thought that most people had most of these things...

1point

Marnie 2 years ago

0points

Joyce Blodgett 2 years ago

0points

Mike Weber 2 years ago

🙄

0points

Who Panda 420 2 years ago

0points

KimB 2 years ago

I'd add access to dental care...even with insurance it's very expensive.

0points

K Witmer 2 years ago

0points

Jacob Rosenberg (Swedemire) 2 years ago

This List: If you're not living your life as a decapitated head on a skateboard, YER PRIVELEGED! Eating food? cHeCk YoUr PrIvIlEgE!

0points

Irish Lad 2 years ago

0points

Tami 2 years ago

0points

Robert Parrish 2 years ago

0points

David F 2 years ago (edited)

If we didn't have social welfare in the u.s. we could go back to how it was before 1930 with gangsters and maybe back to 1870 with the wild west? Is that how you want to live?

3points

Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

2points

Mimi whatev 2 years ago

true

0points

Random Anon 2 years ago (edited)

-1point

Rainy Day Wolf 2 years ago

-1point

Mark Kelly 2 years ago

Canada has all these things like toilets and enough food and good water, electricity and people have good jobs and savings and cars

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David F 2 years ago (edited)

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Tobin Kern 2 years ago

None of these are privileges... they are blessings. People need to use a dictionary before making a stupid thread.

-3points

Aliquid 2 years ago

And you are privileged to receive the blessing.

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Sky Render 2 years ago

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Pisco 2 years ago

3points

Justine Queequag 2 years ago (edited)

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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago

Stop whining would you?

8points