I think he was just saying that a lot of times &quot;privilege&quot; as jargon is a little different than the word&#x27;s common usage. So, if you were making a point where the welfare theorem of economics made sense to bring up, you might post a link and say something like &quot;it&#x27;s important to understand this if you want to continue the conversation.&quot;<p>In my opinion, what he did was completely appropriate, not condescending, and helpful and I wish you wouldn&#x27;t have just blindly classified the action as a liberal tendency.