r/BeAmazed Aug 06 '25

Skill / Talent The royal lifestyle

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 06 '25

Or maybe...you and that person both come from a relative place of privilege and you wouldn't make that swap while many people struggling to feed their family would readily make the switch because they already have no free time or money to spend on things?

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u/RipperReeta Aug 06 '25

I'm disabled and bed-bound. What privilege am I coming from?

Don't make assumptions about my reality based off the fact that I'm capable of empathy and understanding even in situations that seem obviously greener.

I'm not defending the apathy of the billionaire class, i'm accepting that the lives of others may be harder than we are capable of understanding. If they're not actively out to screw my life over and control society, I'm leaving them be - not wasting energy pissed because I don't have money to "spend on things".

Chucky is a last remaining whimper of a monarchy on it's last breath. He'll die, like you and me. And everyone will move on WAY faster than anyone would like to face. Like you and me.

I'm at peace with my hand in life... i'm not blaming anyone else or angry at random people for our differences. That's it.

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u/TheDirtyDorito Aug 06 '25

I can imagine it is more difficult than we let on, but he still lives a luxury, privileged lifestyle. The royal family has had plenty of controversies and I'm sure they take the piss out of 'common' folk just as much as we do to them. I'll save my empathy for those who are really struggling