Sense of Entitlement
It is true for a good chunk of western civilization and it has been demonized in the press. It is not a bad thing. Having a sense of entitlement is like having a sense of self esteem and it should be encouraged. People should not be hesitant to demand the best for themselves. Don't be cowed into thinking you do not deserve nothing but the best and as much as you can get. If you let yourself be brainwashed into thinking poverty is noble that is what you will be stuck in for the rest of your life.
Ask and ye shall receive as the saying goes.
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Oh, huh. Haven't heard that. I've been relying mostly on other people's definition of the tone argument. Maybe I was looking in the wrong places, but when I first came across the term and started googling, there didn't seem to be a concise definition. Or even a functional definition. 0-0 Just lots of people arguing.
Truer words are rarely said. I think a lot of people have taken the tone argument from "everything I say when I object to being treated like crap is treated as if I am too angry" to "I can be as rude as I want to anyone I want because I am oppressed, and therefore I can trample other people as much as I want."
It's almost become a warning sign. I'll be reading some social justice argument and then BAM! "The such-and-such privilege..." It's like the hourglass on a black widow. "Here there be dragons!" "This person is going to make a ridiculous argument."
Oh, yes, I totally agree with this. Although I've used it a lot online...I think poorly and well.
It is. Institutionalized discrimination, prejudice, etc. is a big part of privilege. That is, the people who can get away with it by saying "That's just how things are" and how they don't catch the same garbage other people do. Privilege and discrimination are both a detriment, but both are also typical. True egalitarianism is the atypical thing.
I agree, although a lot of people take "You have this privilege" as a combative and incendiary accusation, even when it is factual and neutral statement. It may be that pointing out to people that they're better off for reasons that have nothing to do with how hard they've worked or how talented/smart they are is rarely taken well.
I've tried for years to find new ways to describe this that communicates it rather than prompting defensiveness. I think that ultimately, the defensiveness is going to happen no matter what, and separates out the people I want to know from the people I don't want to know, I guess.
Anyway about people who are disabled being entitled, well I think a lot of us have missed out on so much in life already, I think we do deserve a bit of a break, and I think that it would be helpful if there were agencies which could help us into work which would be sustainable and not result in an eventual burnout.
Yeah I agree with this...sadly though it is more likely people expect you to just push even harder then the average person and not utter a single complaint about it.
Yes this is exactly what I have noticed too. And I reject this idea. I am just trying to figure out what to do about it now...
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Taking a break.
I think everyone has a "sense of entitlement."
Most people just like to accuse OTHERS of having a "sense of entitlement" while ignoring their own "sense of entitlement." People are quick to criticize everyone else for being "uppity," but they will steadfastly proclaim that it's okay to demand things for themselves because they "earned it" while the other people are just being "greedy."
Me:
As for having a "sense of entitlement," I don't think it's "good" or "bad," but it IS necessary if you don't want to always be pushed around by bullies and petty tyrants.
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