Are we still "privileged" if instead of "tech" we substitute "poetry" or "science" or "peace" or "equality" or "justice" for our passion?https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/921366047122268165 …
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huh? an interest/passion does not imply privilege... not even close... it means you’re alive
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i come from a low income fam; didn’t have a pc until my mid-late teens; was hooked on tech from childhood... was my privilege being poor?
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we lived off of about $12k annually
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I also grew up poor, especially as a teenager. The privilege is relative. Working three minimum wage jobs leaves little time for passion.
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Replying to @wycats @jasonmulligan and
Living in a country where you can't affordably get a computer makes passion impossible.
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you could drop country and it’s true for everyone; access is not a birth right
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Right, it's a privilege. That's the point.
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