Have you ever caught yourself thinking...
> "Must be nice, having that kind of privilege."
> "If I had privilege like that, life would be so much easier."
And maybe that's true.
But I think there's a more important question.
If that's true... what good does it do us?
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Most people see privilege as something they don't have.
But privilege is often hiding in the conditions we're already living right now.
I want to share two examples from my own life. Not to lecture anyone. Just to share the POV I've chosen to use.
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First example.
I could easily say:
❌ "I have no privilege. I'm just a farmer's kid."
And that's factually true. But it does absolutely nothing for me.
So I chose to see it differently:
✅ "As a farmer's kid, I have the privilege of understanding agriculture far more deeply than most people."
I have access to a network of farmers. I understand the problems they face. I have experience most people simply don't have.
Different framing. But equally true.
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Second example.
In late 2024 and early 2026, I was laid off.
I could have said:
❌ "The job market is rough. I got laid off. What terrible luck."
And again... that's true. But it does nothing for me.
So I chose a different POV:
✅ "Because I got laid off during a tough job market, I now have the privilege of trying things I never had the courage to attempt before."
Build a business. Learn new skills. Execute ideas that had been sitting in my head for years.
Before, there were constraints. Considerations. Now? Nothing to lose.
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Maybe the problem isn't that we don't have privilege.
Maybe we're just too focused on the privilege other people have.
What's interesting is that both of these statements can be true at the same time:
"I'm just a farmer's kid."
and
"I have access to the world of agriculture that most people don't."
Both are facts. The question is: which fact is more useful for our future?
Because life isn't only about seeing what's true. It's also about choosing the perspective that lets us move further forward.
So maybe our real homework isn't to find someone else's privilege. It's to discover the privilege that already exists in our own lives.