Absolutely - alas, my 'privilege' is the first world democracy kind, as I was not fated to be born the son of a Russian oligarch on the cusp of the collapsing Soviet Union.
Which is for the best, because then I likely would have ended up supporting Chelsea in the English Premier League.
[Edit] Further to pessimizer's reply below, but responding here so the thread doesn't disintegrate. Note that the only reason I raised "first world democracy" was because Alex raised how "privileged" I am. My "privilege" is where I was born, and that was in a first world democracy.
I think I completely agree with your point that being born where I was doesn't of necessity deliver me $15M or $30M, which is why I keep putting "privilege" in air quotes.
The "first-world democracy" part has very little to do with being the 15 million dollar kind of privileged. The 15-millionaires-to-population ratio is probably similar in Britain and Kazakhstan (but probably higher in Kazakhstan.)
reply to edit: I'm trying to say that the privilege that makes you 15-30 million is something other than simply where you were born, not that it doesn't exist. That's why I'm not putting scare quotes around it. Being born in a kleptocracy if anything makes you more likely to have 15 million, rather than less.
Which is for the best, because then I likely would have ended up supporting Chelsea in the English Premier League.
[Edit] Further to pessimizer's reply below, but responding here so the thread doesn't disintegrate. Note that the only reason I raised "first world democracy" was because Alex raised how "privileged" I am. My "privilege" is where I was born, and that was in a first world democracy.
I think I completely agree with your point that being born where I was doesn't of necessity deliver me $15M or $30M, which is why I keep putting "privilege" in air quotes.