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[miss_chance]

I try to be aware of and appreciative of the ridiculous level of privilege I have. But sometimes I just get hung up on the smallest things. Last night I wanted some water. There I was in bed, and not 20' away, I had a tap in the wall with clean, fresh, delicious water always available to me. I'm on the third floor--which keeps me safe from flooding

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[rmd]

Yes. Yes indeed.

I am occasionally aware that an accident of birth means I can have running water, indoor plumbing, and the ability to walk outside the house showing my face to the world.

[milktree]

the other half of that which is also really really awesome is that there's a mechanism to make all the waste water *GO AWAY* (along with all sorts of unpleasant things we put in that waste water.

I'd take running water over central heat any day.

Water privilege

[drwex]

The amount of water privilege I have is staggering. I tend to think about this a lot on weekends because I'm the laundry monster for the household and two growing boys generate a LOT of laundry. Being certain that my water won't give my kids diseases or parasites and having a big electric-powered machine to do all that hard work for me feels like huge privilege.

I have in my brain somewhere the maybe-fact that it was you (many years ago) who got me to think about my water privilege as a way of easing me into understanding the vast array of privileges I have. Water-privilege is easier for me to hold onto because it doesn't involve anything about my self-image, which pretty much all my privileges do.

water! electricity! meat!

[doctordidj]

I always try to remind myself how good it is to have these things.

The times that I've spent a week or so away from civilization (on the trail, in the jungle, and more recently on the playa) are great for reestablishing my perspective. When I return to civilization, the first thing I want is a hot shower.

[sparkymonster]

For whatever reason for me it's clean running water, a fridge, and a cooking source (stove) that works reliably.