When I think of someone as privileged, including myself (because I am fairly privileged, having started life at least one base further toward a home run than my parents), I don't necessarily mean it as an insult. It's an observation on how much they haven't had to work for or cobble together themselves to get to where they are that others did. Where 'privileged' can be an insult is when one implicitly includes the statement 'short-sighted, unempathetic prick'.
That is how I always mean it. Actually understanding the privileges we have help us become human and
less like Kleinbloo ;)
You know, whenever I have a problem with someone on Hubski, which has happened rarely but does happen, I have brought it up with kb; and every time he has counseled me to have faith in humanity, and thus, that specific user. After perhaps a fuck, a glass of wine, and a relaxing walk, but still. I do not think that contrasting someone who has that much belief in the innate goodness of people with humanity, or becoming human, is an accurate contrast. He is as much about pushing back the darkness as anyone else. He may approach it differently and I get that it grates on you, but it's completely inaccurate to imply he's in any way inhuman or inhumane.
Let's not stir this shit up again. I moved on from that. less like Kleinbloo