She doesn't have a problem with anyone being treated like that.
What the article is interested in, and what she had a problem with, is that people feel like they, and those more well off, are entitled to their amenities. They should be more aware of their luck and should consider how other people may have been unlucky, instead of dumb, lazy or evil.
No one owes anyone anything, and most people featured in and reading this article are already incredibly privileged. But it's never enough, someone always has or had it better and life is just so not fair.
More whining for things we 'deserve'.
It's a bad thing if people feel entitled to things they cannot possibly have, of course. It's not even necessarily about how resources are actually distributed, it's just pointing out that we aren't supposed to be selling people a false bill of goods. Of course people can strive to be upwardly mobile and perhaps fail in these ambitions, but it should be a very clear, voluntary choice.
> People have a right to convenience and a better quality of life.
No they don't. That's psychological entitlement.
We each have the right to struggle for a better life. And that means
we have to work towards our goals, pit our desires against competing
desires of others who have different world views. In many cases we see
zero-sum contests - your "convenience" is my "inconvenience" etc.
> what could possibly cause this sense of entitlement
You keep typing this out in different words, almost like you're seeking to reinforce over and over that I'm entitled. I see what you're doing, you're heard.
And I'll say what I've said earlier - I feel entitled to be treated well because people generally treat me well.
And your brilliant contribution is "but why should that be the norm?" Thanks.
I (me) am not a soul that was that "lucky enough" to be "born into" a body in a decent environment. I am the product of my ancestors. There is no luck or unfair process involved. I can't even really address the other part because it's so outrageous. Accusing someone of feeling entitled to the fruits of their labour and their parents' labour and their grandparents' labour? Repulsive.
Will you let a homeless stranger sleep in your bed if one comes knocking on your door? Assuming you don't, why not? Just because you were lucky enough to be born in a situation where you can afford a house and not end up with a drug addiction, you feel like you are entitled to such luxuries?
Out of all the sentences in OP's post.. that was the one that showed the LEAST entitlement. He's basically saying "I don't want to be treated special since everyone else doesn't have elevated access". That's all.
It seems popular among certain sociopolitical groups to see other people getting nice things and feel entitled to getting those same nice things yourself, without regard for any effort expended or risks taken by the first group. It's pure "you have, I see, I want, I should be able to take".
What the article is interested in, and what she had a problem with, is that people feel like they, and those more well off, are entitled to their amenities. They should be more aware of their luck and should consider how other people may have been unlucky, instead of dumb, lazy or evil.
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