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Word of the Day: Entitled
Some people who grow up in middle-class or wealthier families feel they should receive more than others.
This is what it means to feel entitled.
Feeling entitled is a personality characteristic.
To feel entitled means you feel you deserve more than other people.
It develops for various reasons, including how someone is raised or their position in the hierarchy of society.
These days we see the phenomenon of the angry white man growing in North America and perhaps in Europe too, but I’m not well-informed about what’s going on in Europe.
Globalization has dramatically disrupted the white, blue-collar, middle-class in Canada and The United States.
Typical white male-dominated high-paying jobs in the auto, steel and transportation industries have grown fewer due to offshoring and new technology.
In addition, female and minority entrants into these workplaces have further disrupted the workplaces that many white men feel entitled to occupy.
Of course, white men from working-class backgrounds like me are not the only ones who feel entitled.
Many wealthy individuals seem to feel entitled to better treatment and certain perks over the average Joe on the street.
It’s unfortunate, but the more money you have, the more you can access, and the more you access, the more you desire.
If that means taking away from the poor, it’s just a sad reality of life.
That’s why we often have difficulty dealing with those who feel entitled.
Interacting with highly entitled people who are far removed from modern reality may tend to make others feel quite bad.
Having a sense of entitlement is more likely to cause conflict, dishonest behaviour and selfish actions.
Please don’t feel entitled to anything in this world.
We all have to get through life together.
Entitled people don’t make it any easier for the rest of us.
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