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It remains privileged. I have my golden handcuffs too, probably most on HN do. That doesn’t change the reality expressed.
by ejoso 3mo ago
It remains privileged.
I have my golden handcuffs too, probably most on HN do. That doesn’t change the reality expressed.
- boringg 3mo agoBut does it matter that it is or isn't privileged? Thats the root question. What are you trying to highlight? I have to assume you aren't trying to shame someone for moral opinion about talking about facts on the table - as that does 0 for any kind of public discourse.
- ejoso 3mo ago[flagged]
- ejoso 3mo ago[flagged]
- boringg 3mo agoSo you agree your comment provides no value to the conversation here except a kind of "check your privileges - shut down the conversation I am greater than thou perspective". I am asking you what value are you trying to bring here to the thread with this comment? Does one have to have a qualifier statement "I have certain privileges ascribed to my life" and now make a comment? Should I be adding qualifying statements to this comment to make sure the morality police don't come finger wagging?
- ejoso 3mo ago[flagged]
- boringg 3mo agoI mean you are the one reacting. I am curious what you are trying to achieve except casting shame (implied morality) and shutting down conversation. I assume (maybe incorrectly) that you are just reacting without thinking about the deeper level of what you are trying to express.
- RHSeeger 3mo agoThe conversation was > If you have an X that Y > If you have an X, it won't Y to which you added > Your statement is privileged The fact that it's privileged to have an X is irrelevant to the discussion. The discussion was about whether or not an X will Y. And it started with "If you have an X". > I have my golden handcuffs too, probably most on HN do I don't. And I expect I'm not in the minority here. If you're going to throw rocks, you might want to ponder your own privilege before you start tossing accusations.
- ejoso 3mo agoSure thing bud. Take away whatever you’d like.
- DannyBee 3mo agoOf course i realize how privileged it is. It seemed like useful information to the discussion, so i added it. I don't particularly care if people know how much or how little i made. The vast majority of HN in the US is almost certainly within the top 1% of earners in the US (the cutoff is ~660k for households, ~450k for individuals), and the rest is probably within the top 10% (the cutoff is ~260k for households, ~150k for individuals). So overall it's a fairly privileged place, even if it likes to often pretend it's not. In my life i've been both very poor and very rich. I'm now happy, and that matters a lot more than either. I also happen to think it's fairly naive to believe that making lots of money makes it trivial to leave a place. It's like believing having loved someone for 20 years makes it easier to get divorced.
- ejoso 3mo agoWasn’t meant to shame, just a shocking thing to take in. Make as much as you can, if that is what is sought. Those numbers are a rarefied circumstance. It sucks that they cuffed you, but great you escaped. Tough decision to make. It’s genuinely great to read you’ve found happiness.