This is a hopeless topic to discuss without a way to <i>measure</i> these factors.<p>The way it is discussed here, the privilege theory is unfalsifiable. You can always trot out more (unmeasured) privilege categories to explain any empirical data.<p>Like the saying goes, &quot;He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense&quot;.<p>While I&#x27;m microranting, I&#x27;d also love to hear how big a factor privilege is compared to other factors for people&#x27;s success in life.<p>Something like: Privilege: 40%, Effort: 30%, Luck: 30%, with a breakdown of each kind of privilege, and explanation of how it&#x27;s measured. Give me that, and I&#x27;ll start taking it seriously as a way to understand the world.