We live in an inequal world and, sadly, some of us have more than others. And not necessarily material things, but just mondane things that we don't consider to be privileges, like decent health or loving parents. Maybe you wouldn't call these privileges, because they are normal to you, but there are people who can only wish to have that.
Reddit user vianneyal asked people "What is something people don't realize is a privilege?" to remind us all to be grateful for the simple things we have or the things that help us to live our lives more comfortably. The thread quickly grabbed the attention of Reddit users, being upvoted 55k times in less than two weeks. Folks were mentioning all sorts of things that they feel grateful for or, on the contrary, to have.
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#21
1. going to university
2. being able to just do university while you're at university
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114points
#22
Being able to quit a job without fear of losing financial stability.
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108points
#25
Living in a nation where police actually receive rigorous training and are taught to use lethal force as a last resort.
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101points
#27
Weekends off work.
I think about this every Saturday when the gardener comes to mow. He brings his son to help him. My kids are sitting in their PJs working on coding projects, while his son is out helping mow lawns. That is his kid's Saturday off school vs. mine. The danger is that someday, if my kids become programmers or whatever white collar job, they will look back and say, "It's because I worked hard to gain these skills," taking for granted the privilege of the time to do it.
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99points
#30
Being in the life of family members.
I have yeeted people from my life who have made big surprised pikachu faces for things like stealing from me, emotional abuse, hitting me “even though they didn’t mean it they were just drunk/upset/emotional” whatever.
I give zero f***s about blood. If you want a place in my life, you keep it by being a decent person and that goes triple for relationships with my kids.
Edit: I do not let people around my kids just because they are blood related. If they’re abusive or creepy, they don’t get a free pass to be near my children.
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91points
#31
Going years without cancer or sickness
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#34
I noticed that i was privileged with eating to my taste- my dad told me how in mexico they ate what they had, it was rural farm life, i mean he continued to eat that way even living here in america, he would buy me and my sister whatever we wanted and make eggs and beans for himself.
i can eat mexican food, japanese food, chinese,burgers,italian whatever really.
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#35
Going on vacation.
Many people take it for granted and behave like you couldn't live without goin on vacation twice a year. At least in middle Europe.
Well yeah you can! I've been on real vacation like twice in my life. And I'm 23 years old.
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68points
