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Do not take life advice from someone with the blind confidence of a mediocre white man.

>>tycho-+(OP)
What does race have to do with any of this?

>>oofnik+G5
It affects your life outcomes in significant ways! It especially affects the kinds of mistakes you are allowed to make.

>>oofnik+G5
this article does give me some privilege vibes.

not everyone can just move to thailand, become bartender and write a book about. that's a very specific trajectory.

>>mouzog+uj
I see where you're coming from, but that doesn't match my experience. Plenty of non white people immigrate to different countries to try their luck at a better life.

Maybe the difference is what standard you compare yourself to?

- Black dude from the US: I can't move to Thailand, what would happen if I fail

- Black dude from Rwanda: I might as well move to Thailand, maybe I'll have better luck over there

>>amroch+Lq
> maybe I'll have better luck over there

It's more privilege in the sense of having the luxury to take risks as opposed to the desperation of seeking a better life.

The second guys life is already kind of "blown up", while the author is more like entitled boredom.

>>mouzog+cH
Yeah that makes sense, even if it ends up working out the same either way. If you blow up your life real good there's no safety net anymore hahaha

>>oofnik+G5
Given its ambiguity, "white" is not always a racial descriptor. We all know what the parent comment means; it's up to us to respond charitably.