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Entitlement and Equality
The Archangels Discuss Both
Entitlement has become a very negative word, and I’ve thought about it a lot lately. I’m a pretty vocal person, and I rarely lack an opinion about something. The only time I don’t have an opinion is when I opt out of sharing it when I don’t know enough about the issue for an opinion to be valid or shared. I know opinions are not factual in nature, but before I make or share an opinion on something, I want to know the facts surrounding it on both sides. I think it’s important to base our opinion on facts to the best of our knowledge, which these days, is a challenge in itself in terms of finding factual information we can trust. I think we all have a responsibility, however, to know what we’re talking about when we share an opinion.
In any case, although entitlement has certainly earned a negative connotation, I don’t think it’s all bad. For example, some jobs just come with perks, right? Years ago, I used to work at Walmart (I still have nightmares about it), and as an employee, I got a 10% discount on my purchases there. Regular customers didn’t receive that discount, only employees did, as we were entitled to it since we worked there. It was part of the deal.
Other perks aren’t as easy to embrace. For example, people who know the bartender sometimes get free drinks, or if you know the owner of a…
