My Privilege Affects Everything I Write

I can sympathize and empathize, but I might never understand.

Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day
Published in
4 min readJul 26, 2023

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A sign taped to a wall that reads “Recognize your own white privilege. Have the uncomfortable talk with family/friends. Make change!”
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

As of this writing, I have published over 950 articles here, including 765 on the Thing a Day. I write about a lot of big, broad topics, which can include a wide variety of things: racial inequity, end-stage capitalism, religion, American culture wars, and LGBTQIA+ issues, among many others. I…

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Matthew Maniaci
Thing a Day

I write about everything from my experience with mental illness to politics to philosophy. Much of my so-called "wisdom" is from Tumblr dot com. He/him/his.