The 32 people on the vessel were rescued without injury, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson said. The yacht in question may have had a much lower passenger capacity.
I get all that, but I don’t understand how privilege comes into it.
You’re describing schadenfreude, which I’m not expressing any judgement on. But it’s reasonable for people, including myself, to not find schadenfreude uplifting and to question if an Uplifting News community is the right place for it.
Good point. We could discuss schadenfreude. Iirc it is pretty common that posts containing it are posted here.
In any case, privilege blinds people to the struggles and thoughts of others. So if someone shows disgust at the thoughts of someone else, without it being discriminatory against marginalized folks and not illegal, i usually think of privilege. Privilege kills empathy.
I get all that, but I don’t understand how privilege comes into it.
You’re describing schadenfreude, which I’m not expressing any judgement on. But it’s reasonable for people, including myself, to not find schadenfreude uplifting and to question if an Uplifting News community is the right place for it.
Good point. We could discuss schadenfreude. Iirc it is pretty common that posts containing it are posted here.
In any case, privilege blinds people to the struggles and thoughts of others. So if someone shows disgust at the thoughts of someone else, without it being discriminatory against marginalized folks and not illegal, i usually think of privilege. Privilege kills empathy.