&gt; more privileged aren&#x27;t necessarily morally bankrupt<p>Not at all. Humans naturally assume their experiences and perspectives are generally shared; it&#x27;s just the way we function. In this case, it makes dealing with the problems of society difficult because if you don&#x27;t have those problems, you generally are unware of them and their true impact. &quot;Let them eat cake&quot;, said one privileged person.<p>Generally, it results in people thinking an issue isn&#x27;t a big priority or can be put off. It isn&#x27;t keeping them up at night, after all. See MLK&#x27;s writing on it, which I posted here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10571341" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10571341</a>