aka, &quot;I have no idea what the word privilege means&quot;.<p>Just like every one of these god damn threads. You just flat out don&#x27;t know what the word privilege means.<p>paulv&#x27;s comment is better: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10956283" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10956283</a><p>I have privilege. I have a lot of it because I&#x27;m white, straight-appearing, and grew up with access to a computer at the age of 6.<p>I also lack privilege in some ways because I am gay. I actually have some minor privilege as being gay (I won&#x27;t likely be accused of sexually or otherwise assaulting a female).<p>Privilege is not a zero sum game. It&#x27;s not an accusation. It&#x27;s not a bad thing, inherently. It&#x27;s something to be aware of.<p>And then there are people like you get immediately get defensive. IM NOT A RACIST I DONT NEED THIS. It one, makes you look like you&#x27;re projecting... and two, is completely missing the point.