Whats your advantage in life?

White, male privilege.
- Yeah nothing to be proud of but I can't discount how powerful this one is, now that I'm "woke" to it.
  Like I have worked for people for years and just not known they were racist or sexist, only for them to let it slip. And then you see behind the mask.
  Realising why there are no people of colour in my office, or women with any kind of power. Realising I would not have this job if I was not a white man.
  
  As a queer person, it feels even weirder. Like I'm a spy and my cover could be blown at any moment.
- That's nothing compared to good looks. Opens literally all doors in life. Secret cheat code.
- I hate it when you see those images on other SM of poor white people and some knuckle dragger says “I see no white privilege here”.
  
  Why do you hate that?
- Did you ever use it?
  
  It's not something you actively use, it is just "there."
  For example: I applied to a job as a refrigeration technician and during the interview the guy actually fucking said "it's really hard to get clean cut white guys to apply. I don't want some Dominican (literally referring to their Dominican maintenance guy) walking into a store with our logos on."
  I had finished a tech school with some other black guys that I know also applied, I got the job and they didn't. :/
- Nah, if you aren't a magat, they revoke your privilage anyways.
  If cops know you support any ideology left of Biden, they will shoot you too. We're in this together.
  
  Yeah, I guess left-leaning white males are just as underprivileged and oppressed as people of color and women. We should rename it to "conservative white male privilege."
- Been there, wasn't that great.
- A motivated person? Crazy

I never felt the need to compare myself to others. aka, I'm competing with no one but myself.
I consider that a huge advantage, but who knows maybe I'm wrong.
- Def is a huge advantage! Once you stop caring about others you can properly improve your self. A lot of people never does.
- In what context is that an advantage?

White, male privilege and loving parents that supported me in all ways when needed. Seriously, life has been almost on peaceful mode, definitely easy mode.
- loving parents that supported me in all ways when needed.
  This is the component that I was missing. I have the white male privilege, but I've always had split parents and 2 stepfathers that were always dicks. I had to move out at 18. My friend had the exact opposite situation where he could stay at home as long as he needed to and he spent his time studying towards a computer science degree. I always had to worry about moving and paying rent so I never pursued anything "difficult" or time consuming as I never knew when I'd have to move again so I'm now just a worthless, single, factory worker schmuck living in someone's garage and my friend is happily married working from home making major money from a well known major corporation.
  We couldn't possibly have more different outcomes unless our skin color were also different.
  
  I'm sorry you got a rough rub, man. I'm heading in a similar direction (moved out at 17, now late 20s working a dead end job to barely afford bills and halfway trying to go to school) and yeah, shits depressing, especially when you have friends that had similar interests and skills as you that were able to make something out of them (my friend who's floor I slept on the last year of highschool is now a literal rocket scientist).
  Just remember, we're never truly worthless! So long as we keep clocking in every day, we have immense value to our employers. And what more could a person ask for.

College educated parents. Education and early career is so much easier to navigate with parents who know the ropes and have a network.
- a lot of my peers underestimate how much their parents can help them in their career.

I'm easily satisfied with life. I have a pretty good job and make pretty good money, good friends, and I have a beautiful wife, and that's all I need. I'm not the ambitious type who needs to keep making more and more money. I don't need the fanciest car or designer clothes. I don't want to be famous, and I don't have anything to prove to strangers. That makes it much easier to be happy, I think.
- Wow, something that I would never say but good on you! A simple life is in no way a wrong life to lead

Things I didn't choose or earn? Taller than the average woman in my country. Both parents were smart as hell, university professors. Dad who thought women had every right and ability to do any job they wanted, we weren't raised differently based on sex.
- yeah, something innately like that. people need to recognize it to be able to use it fully.
- I’m taller than the average woman in my country too.

I'm engaged to my best friend, my future in laws are cool as hell, both my parents are alive and well, and my brothers and I get along really well. I've also got the cutest little nephew and hearing him laugh always makes my day. I might not make a ton of money, but I've got a damn good family and couldn't be more thankful for them
- A solid, stable support system is a much bigger advantage than people give it credit for.
  Congratulations on your pending marriage!

I'm a white man living in the UK that's about as close to life on easy mode as you can get. I learned quite young to not care about what other people thought of me which has been very useful.
- Truly. I think many does not realize the advantages of being a white guy in a 1st world coutry. This advantage is especially useful when traveling abroad.

My dad was a union electrician. His medical benefits literally saved my life. You've probably heard how expensive it is to treat type 1 diabetes, well most everything I needed was covered by his benefits, and I did have to deal with a copay at the beginning of the year, but I didn't have anything denied.
- Good to hear!

I still have one working hand, and I can walk.
I seem to be pretty good at English, which is definitely a leg up on billions of people.
I’m actively protected, respected, and cared for by my insular community.
I’m skilled with a microphone and can make whole audiences cackle.
These advantages are enough that I needed to be nerfed in some incredibly heinous ways, and yet I still have such an advantage that I’m usually first- or second-ban in the draft.
- Hahaha I like this one.
- I seem to be pretty good at English, which is definitely a leg up on billions of people.
  not to be snarky, but i wonder how much of an advantage this is, is it the world's default language? should it serve that purpose?
  
  It’s the default language for international business, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that flips to Mandarin in twenty years, the way things in general are going.
  But I’m not gonna lie, I wish I cool read ich_iel and get the humor so bad.

White man, slightly balanced out by neurodivergence and coming from generational poverty. Outside of that I have a very patient and supportive wife that I'm eternally grateful for. She's the best
- Finding the right partner is def an advantage in life. Dont fumble it!

I'm practically invisible. Now that I've settled into it and don't really desire/crave attention, it's nice to just fade into the background.
- any example on the way you use your superpower?
  
  Mostly just keeps people from bugging me (random conversations in waiting rooms). Unfortunately, doesn't seem to work when waiting in queues. Occasionally will be in a conference room working and co-workers will come in to work out their drama and not even realize I've been there the whole time. Petty stuff like that lol.

I came from an upper middle class family have 2 great parents, and have wonderful extended family near by.

I'm immune to FOMO and feeling the need to be part of the 'in' crowd.
I was one of the first groups of people to adopt the internet as a user, so I and so many others around with me, all saw the Internet become what it became today. And I'm not impressed a single bit with what's become of it. But we can tell you how long some of the bullshit has gone on for.
- My lack of FOMO I generally ascribe to my aphantasia.
  I also don't feel nostalgia. I get that others do, but I am a forward looking type, and am quite optimistic.
- Ditto. I was told that I am brave, but I just don't care what others think or fitting in. Of course, it's still important to be sociable and there are still some things you still have to conform to (like for example you still need to be hygienic not just for your own good but for others as well), but as long as I am not harming anyone, I don't care about what people say.

I used to have a fair bit of imposter syndrome but now that I've been working with a proper team I've come too accept I have an aptitude for code and logic in general, alongside a fairly good abstract memory.
I'm not the best by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm a little more competent than the average software engineer, enough that it gets noticed.
I also got lucky and scored a job at 17 in the field (with no nepotism involved), not a great one but enough to look good on my resume, and have been working in the industry for just over a decade with no college.
- having imposter syndrome is a decent tell that you are actually good at doing your thing than the average person

I was born in People's Republic of China, so I understand Cantonese, Mandarin, can read many simplified characters, and some traditional characters. Not much tho, I think I only know like up to Grade 1-2 proficiency. But if I go relearn it and perfect it, I could potentially be a translator/interpretor or a diplomat. But nah, I'm too lazy, I'l just stick with English cuz I'm too lazy to learn more Chinese, and also I'm not planning on ever stepping foot in CCP territory again.
But if y'all need some translation, and google translate doesn't work, you can always @ me. 😉
- This is huge in the business and manufacturing world. I think you should pursue this a lot more. it will open massive doors for you

I've had lots of problems in life (late diagnosed neurodiversity), walked out of jobs, changed careers, gone back to uni three times, and had a series of mental breakdowns. But despite all that, because I had a caring family, I knew that the worst that could happen is I'd have to move back in with my parents, which might be. A bit humiliating but would be easy, comfortable and safe.
This security allowed me to spend two decades fucking up until I got the right diagnosis, medication and a satisfying professional career. I'm extremely conscious that if I'd not had love and support I'd have ended up an unemployed alcoholic, or dead. I have so much respect for people fighting through life on hard mode, but I'm also so glad I happened to get the lucky draw.
Similarly, being a normal looking white guy is an amazing superpower. Although "invisible disabilities" absolutely have their own challenges, the fact that my problems aren't easily spotted means that despite being repeatedly terrible at a wide variety of jobs, and a general screw up, I have gotten every job I've interviewed for, often massively beyond my actual skills and expertise. And it's not just the external appearance, the confidence I grew up with from being white, male, straight passing, and middle class, has meant that people just believe stuff when I say it, and take me seriously even if I don't really know much about whatever we're discussing.
Obviously there's some small amount of individual traits and whole lot of luck (you can still lose a game in easy mode, and sadly I know folks who have) but it so obvious I'm playing with a stacked deck compared with most of the world, that it boggles my mind that people try and deny their 'privilege'.

My design is very human.
- Same

I have relatively high intelligence, have a job that allows me to work at my own pace and combine it with study and other activities, I have good friends and a supportive, caring, active and housewifely partner, my mother is alive and well.
Generally, a good set for a fulfilling life :)

I'm white and can pass as a straight man if I try hard enough.

It's a good attitude to have, to focus on what you have.
I read a book about a holocaust survivor and how little life was worth in the camps. Now I feel genuinely grateful for a warm bed and no wars around here.

When I was in grade school we had a self-directed math program called Individually Prescribed Instruction or IPI. In the program you would take a pre-test and based on the results do a set of exercises. Then you took a post-test to close out that section. What I realized is that since the exercises are self directed we had unsupervised access to the exercises and the solutions. When given the pre-tests I would look up examples in the exercises with the solutions to figure out how to do the questions. I then proceeded to speed run the whole IPI curriculum. This gave me a leg up in math. I proceeded to get a 100% on my Algebra regents and just generally crush it in math. Ended up getting a uni degree in math and physics. This opened many doors for me later in life.

Huge dick.
- 👁️‍🗨️🫦👁️‍🗨️
- You should try being nicer.

I have excellent time sense. I could set a 15min timer on the kitchen microwave, then go into another room. Often I'll get up and walk into the kitchen just as the timer beeps. Useful, but hard to monetise. Oh, and white privilege.
- The human timer

lmao:
- I love how the students’ reaction is anger. That’s deep.

Though I'm disadvantaged in a lot of ways, I have a really good job with a solid team and a fantastic wage structure. It's also union and wfh. Super lucky and grateful.

Born and raised in Scandinavia, life here is amazing in almost all aspects.
- good public facilites?
  
  Facilities as in toilets?
  Nvm... That's just what my dad says when he goes to the loo...
  Yes we have good public facilities, at least where I live. But on the other hand, I do live in one of the richest countries in the world, so would expect it to be good too.
- Except the climate.
  
  Well for us it's a positive, we're born with skiis on our feet 😁

I’m not from a native english speaking country, but my parents taught us siblings english first before we learned the local language. There were some minor issues (i.e. other kids won’t talk/play with us because we couldn’t converse well), but it paid off in the long run because we are generally more fluent than the average person from our country, and we have neutral accents when speaking english. It helped a lot working in the corporate world.

I have thick thighs and a good understanding of Linux :3
- oh my ;)
- That warrants a proof pic

I can walk.

My therapist said I'm persistent.. Guess that could be mine.
- Keep on presisting my dude

Wicked smaht. And generally good genes - no family illnesses or anything.

Eventually I get to die and my suffering will end.

Tall. Forever slim no matter what I eat. Stable supportive family.
- Age under 30?
  
  40th coming up soon.
- Im jealous, I seem to get fat really easy
  
  I'd say same, but I don't get fat I just am fat

A really good immune system. I get a cold maybe once every two years and they only last for about three days. I also don't get fevers (nobody knows why), which I know is kinda paradoxical but my immune system somehow is really good at dealing with infections despite this.
- Same. My partner calls me a fortress. She is frequently coming down with colds, like once a year at least. And covid twice. Meanwhile, I haven't got noticeably sick since the first lockdowns.
  Hope that doesn't just mean I'm contagious af. I keep testing negative on the RATs anyway
- Super power as far as im concerned

Autism ?
- Interesting. How do you think thats your advantage?
  
  I'm HFA, so sometimes lack of empathy, sometimes better understanding of things in general, a little bit like "the good doctor", can be rather strange to neurotypical, but it often does the job

I have known some wonderful people who have helped me to grow into a person I don't entirely hate. Most of the time, I'm depressed, but I feel privileged to know people who remind me of things that are worth fighting for.

Having travelled a lot, I feel I was born into what I consider a great country just as it was starting to pull itself out of poverty. Pure chance.
I got a good education and college was essentially free.
I have a lot of kids and work really hard at being a good dad so I am surrounded by love. I am very lucky that I am married twenty years (some better than others) to someone who still loves me and who I still love. Some days that love is all that keeps me going because fuck me I am exhausted haha.
I feel uncomfortable typing all that out but it's a good exercise in thankfulness so thank you.
- Gotta practice thankfullness everyday.

Absolute, fanatical concentration.

A lot of people saying white + male, I'm not white but I'm light skinned in a country where colourism is a social plague, random people literally call me "whitey" and "blondy" despite me literally having a black mother, when I tell them I'm not white they reply "yes, you are", and I'm like "OK, mfer, apparently you know better than me to what ethnic group I belong". Can't say I haven't benefited from it, the police has almost never given me shit (they did once to be exact). I'm also a heterosexual cis man, and even tho I was born and raised in the poorest district of a big city my father always told me to cultivate my intellect, so I learned multiple languages (English being one of those), went to community college, taught myself software development, etc. I didn't have the biggest head start in life, but compared to my friends in the hood, and women and immigrants across the whole country I simply cannot complain.

I don't feel any part of me that itches to make posts like this on the internet, and I appreciate that advantage.
- I don’t have any part of me that itches
  
  Fuuuuck now that's a god tier advantage.
- Gottem

My dad died back in 2016 when I was 25 so I got an early inheritance to invest at a good time.
- Condolences.
  
  Yet at the same time... Good on him?

My hair turns copper-gold in the summertime when I'm out in the sun for a few days in a row.
- Thats rad!

White + was lucky to get a good job early on + parents had enough capital in their home to guarantor for my home loan at 28.

English teacher who made me write a 500 word essay every day for a semester.
- You seem to have succeeded!

I dunno. I feel I get worse and worse at things the older I get.
- So, you did not die young?
  
  yeah that ship has sailed.

Born in Europe, Not an immigrant, financially stable, free education, not part of any significant minority

i live on one of the richest, most developed countries in the world with a good social system and universal healthcare and retirement.

I have an IQ of 123 in spacial recognition.
- If you're logic enough the next step is 1234
- i was told i had a very high IQ and was gifted or some shit as a child but i never felt like it lol.
  
  Do you see what most people do as idiotic? Or, nonsensical?

i have a decent understanding of unix-like systems.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFUlAQZB9Ng
- Will certainly come in useful if you end up in a Jurassic Park type situation!
  
  yes, i plan to find myself in one.

I am helping many needy peoples.

Being born in our times.

I guess being white male, and 198cm/6foot6 Though this is a curse also.
I am very comfortable with my own company also, and never get bored so many things to do and learn!
- tall is a curse. i know as well
  
  Oh yes surely. Tall men really have it rough.
- Hey 198cm club!
  Everyone thinking you're super strong is both a curse and a blessing too.
  
  same lol
- Lol at someone thinking 2 meters is a curse. Fuck right off.
  
  We all got back problems because we have to carry our huge dick.

I've experienced both extremes of fiscal class: inherited wealth and opportunity as well as prison and homelessness. It's a double edged sword, a great curse and advantage concurrently.