The assertion that the privilege people experience in society is due to their race, sexual orientation, and gender (and not their other traits) is contraindicated by empirical data. Attractiveness, wealth, intelligence, and being part of the majority give the greatest advantages.

It’s illuminating therefore to consider what the possible motivations might be for the subconscious assumption that race was the factor that gave them success (or held them back) rather than money, smarts, connections, looks, hard work, etc. (or lack thereof).

No matter what advantages a person has, almost any can be outdone and surpassed by people without those advantages who simply dedicate more hours to practicing, training, and studying than they do.

Additionally, people with natural advantages/privilege in an area often do not end up developing the same work ethic as those without those advantages who have had to work hard.

Example: Trump did not become rich because he was born into wealth. He became rich because he knew how to invest (because his rich dad taught him). Since ANYONE can learn to invest Trump’s advantage is illusory.

Incorrect attributions of cause and effect destroy HOPE.

The problem w/ false assumptions of racial privilege is that they shut down personal drive to do the kind of innovating, adapting, and growing that are shown to correlate w/ success. Since one cannot change their race, initiative to better one’s life is diminished.

Beyond race, people will always be smarter, more attractive, richer, and more well connected than you. If you work harder than they do and never give up, you will ALWAYS outshine them in the end in every way that truly matters.

This is why the gym is a great teacher. Iron doesn’t care who you are. It only cares how hard you work. If you learn that lesson in the gym, you will know it in life.