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Please stop using that word. It sucks the life from you because you think it excuses you from self analyzing why you aren't happy where you are. Life is not fair if you are a human, cat, squirrel or mouse. We are born into a specific set of conditions...look around and move but please stop using the word privilege. Everyone and everything is different.

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I am very happy where I am. Within myself, I am not blaming anything for lack of anything but rather celebrate my successes and what has come from my hard work.

That doesn't mean I can't recognize that folks are different, and that where we start out most definitely has an impact on how far we go.

I actually agree with this, if only because of the political connotations the term “privilege” has acquired.

I think a better term would be “advantages”. It adequately describes the meaning that’s being conveyed without carrying the implication that it’s necessarily completely outside of the individual’s control.

Yeah, I agree.

Just what is it with extra privileged people and being allergic to admitting it.

You seriously, honestly, from the bottom of your heart, think that 90% of the 70k people living in the Complexo do Alemão are just lazy and don't fix their lives due to sloth?

Before you start, I'm happy with my life and my circumstances.

As I have gotten older I regret the opportunities I didn't take or passed up because I was focused on others. Don't let my regrets be yours.

What does that have to do with the discussion?

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