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Everyone has one. lets try to recognize and be grateful of what we have!

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[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 10 points 6 days ago

I'm white and can pass as a straight man if I try hard enough.

[-] Ixoid@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I have excellent time sense. I could set a 15min timer on the kitchen microwave, then go into another room. Often I'll get up and walk into the kitchen just as the timer beeps. Useful, but hard to monetise. Oh, and white privilege.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

The human timer

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

My hair turns copper-gold in the summertime when I'm out in the sun for a few days in a row.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[-] DankDingleberry@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

i live on one of the richest, most developed countries in the world with a good social system and universal healthcare and retirement.

[-] pixelscript@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

20-something English-speaking cis hetero white American male, stable supportive family I keep strong ties with, four-year university STEM degree, gainfully employed at a low-stress job full of people I like that affords a comfortable, reasonably above modest lifestyle, no outstanding debts, no severe health issues or crippling disibilities.

I've certainly won more than my fair share of cosmic lotteries, all things considered.

Only thing I guess I'm missing is a partner, which is entirely due to my own lack of effort. So far sailing solo hasn't bothered me any. But I do occasionally daydream about what I might be missing out on...

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

I'm white, my family is middle-ish class, I don't pay rent.

[-] maks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I'm seriously lucky, to the point it has been a running joke among my friend group!

It doesn't manifest itself as "everytime I gamble, I win", but more subtly. Finding dollar bills on the ground, having unexpected discounts, getting a dream job, ...

[-] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I literally have nothing, bruh. Reading this thread reminded me that I am trulu the inferior being.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Nah impossible, at the very least you have either eyes or ears that works to be able to view this thread. Thats an advantage that some might lack

[-] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I'm not convinced that's a plus. Really feels like ignorance is bliss nowadays

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I guess my point is that its generaly better to focus on what you have rather what you lack.

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 38 points 1 week ago

I never felt the need to compare myself to others. aka, I'm competing with no one but myself.

I consider that a huge advantage, but who knows maybe I'm wrong.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Def is a huge advantage! Once you stop caring about others you can properly improve your self. A lot of people never does.

[-] lukstru@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

White, male privilege and loving parents that supported me in all ways when needed. Seriously, life has been almost on peaceful mode, definitely easy mode.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 17 points 1 week ago

loving parents that supported me in all ways when needed.

This is the component that I was missing. I have the white male privilege, but I've always had split parents and 2 stepfathers that were always dicks. I had to move out at 18. My friend had the exact opposite situation where he could stay at home as long as he needed to and he spent his time studying towards a computer science degree. I always had to worry about moving and paying rent so I never pursued anything "difficult" or time consuming as I never knew when I'd have to move again so I'm now just a worthless, single, factory worker schmuck living in someone's garage and my friend is happily married working from home making major money from a well known major corporation.

We couldn't possibly have more different outcomes unless our skin color were also different.

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[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 26 points 1 week ago

College educated parents. Education and early career is so much easier to navigate with parents who know the ropes and have a network.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

a lot of my peers underestimate how much their parents can help them in their career.

[-] Kevo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

I'm easily satisfied with life. I have a pretty good job and make pretty good money, good friends, and I have a beautiful wife, and that's all I need. I'm not the ambitious type who needs to keep making more and more money. I don't need the fanciest car or designer clothes. I don't want to be famous, and I don't have anything to prove to strangers. That makes it much easier to be happy, I think.

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

Things I didn't choose or earn? Taller than the average woman in my country. Both parents were smart as hell, university professors. Dad who thought women had every right and ability to do any job they wanted, we weren't raised differently based on sex.

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[-] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago

I'm a white man living in the UK that's about as close to life on easy mode as you can get. I learned quite young to not care about what other people thought of me which has been very useful.

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Truly. I think many does not realize the advantages of being a white guy in a 1st world coutry. This advantage is especially useful when traveling abroad.

[-] Battle_Masker@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

My dad was a union electrician. His medical benefits literally saved my life. You've probably heard how expensive it is to treat type 1 diabetes, well most everything I needed was covered by his benefits, and I did have to deal with a copay at the beginning of the year, but I didn't have anything denied.

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[-] Thebular@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

I'm engaged to my best friend, my future in laws are cool as hell, both my parents are alive and well, and my brothers and I get along really well. I've also got the cutest little nephew and hearing him laugh always makes my day. I might not make a ton of money, but I've got a damn good family and couldn't be more thankful for them

[-] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

I came from an upper middle class family have 2 great parents, and have wonderful extended family near by.

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

I still have one working hand, and I can walk.

I seem to be pretty good at English, which is definitely a leg up on billions of people.

I’m actively protected, respected, and cared for by my insular community.

I’m skilled with a microphone and can make whole audiences cackle.

These advantages are enough that I needed to be nerfed in some incredibly heinous ways, and yet I still have such an advantage that I’m usually first- or second-ban in the draft.

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[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

White man, slightly balanced out by neurodivergence and coming from generational poverty. Outside of that I have a very patient and supportive wife that I'm eternally grateful for. She's the best

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 14 points 1 week ago

I'm practically invisible. Now that I've settled into it and don't really desire/crave attention, it's nice to just fade into the background.

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[-] Zikeji@programming.dev 13 points 1 week ago

I used to have a fair bit of imposter syndrome but now that I've been working with a proper team I've come too accept I have an aptitude for code and logic in general, alongside a fairly good abstract memory.

I'm not the best by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm a little more competent than the average software engineer, enough that it gets noticed.

I also got lucky and scored a job at 17 in the field (with no nepotism involved), not a great one but enough to look good on my resume, and have been working in the industry for just over a decade with no college.

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I was born in People's Republic of China, so I understand Cantonese, Mandarin, can read many simplified characters, and some traditional characters. Not much tho, I think I only know like up to Grade 1-2 proficiency. But if I go relearn it and perfect it, I could potentially be a translator/interpretor or a diplomat. But nah, I'm too lazy, I'l just stick with English cuz I'm too lazy to learn more Chinese, and also I'm not planning on ever stepping foot in CCP territory again.

But if y'all need some translation, and google translate doesn't work, you can always @ me. 😉

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[-] Acamon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I've had lots of problems in life (late diagnosed neurodiversity), walked out of jobs, changed careers, gone back to uni three times, and had a series of mental breakdowns. But despite all that, because I had a caring family, I knew that the worst that could happen is I'd have to move back in with my parents, which might be. A bit humiliating but would be easy, comfortable and safe.

This security allowed me to spend two decades fucking up until I got the right diagnosis, medication and a satisfying professional career. I'm extremely conscious that if I'd not had love and support I'd have ended up an unemployed alcoholic, or dead. I have so much respect for people fighting through life on hard mode, but I'm also so glad I happened to get the lucky draw.

Similarly, being a normal looking white guy is an amazing superpower. Although "invisible disabilities" absolutely have their own challenges, the fact that my problems aren't easily spotted means that despite being repeatedly terrible at a wide variety of jobs, and a general screw up, I have gotten every job I've interviewed for, often massively beyond my actual skills and expertise. And it's not just the external appearance, the confidence I grew up with from being white, male, straight passing, and middle class, has meant that people just believe stuff when I say it, and take me seriously even if I don't really know much about whatever we're discussing.

Obviously there's some small amount of individual traits and whole lot of luck (you can still lose a game in easy mode, and sadly I know folks who have) but it so obvious I'm playing with a stacked deck compared with most of the world, that it boggles my mind that people try and deny their 'privilege'.

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 11 points 1 week ago

My design is very human.

[-] dovahking@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago
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[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Though I'm disadvantaged in a lot of ways, I have a really good job with a solid team and a fantastic wage structure. It's also union and wfh. Super lucky and grateful.

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