But I'll confess I still bridle at seeing the word privilege tossed around.
Hm. Why? I can understand why there were times you didn't feel very privileged at all. Absolutely. There are also times I don't feel very privileged at all, either, although it is still true that I am of a race and intelligence/education level that tend to mean I'll have a lot fewer of some kinds of problems.
The awareness I was talking about is something you clearly have. "...gives me an appreciation for things that some of my more fortunate colleagues just don't have." I'm not sure I'd call those colleagues fortunate, quite, but yeah, that awareness, that appreciation, that's exactly what I was talking about.
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Hm. Why? I can understand why there were times you didn't feel very privileged at all. Absolutely. There are also times I don't feel very privileged at all, either, although it is still true that I am of a race and intelligence/education level that tend to mean I'll have a lot fewer of some kinds of problems.
The awareness I was talking about is something you clearly have. "...gives me an appreciation for things that some of my more fortunate colleagues just don't have." I'm not sure I'd call those colleagues fortunate, quite, but yeah, that awareness, that appreciation, that's exactly what I was talking about.