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With the exception of being treated with respect, why do people think they are "entitled?" They're human? A longer answer might be that advertisers, marketers, and politicians (of all stripes) have found there's money and power to be had by inculcating a sense of entitlement among people: -- I work hard, so I'm entitled to . . . -- I come from a rough background, so I'm entitled to . . . -- I'm a veteran, so I'm entitled to . . . -- I'm a weary mom, so I'm entitled to . . . -- I'm young, so I'm entitled to . . . -- I'm old, so I'm entitled to . . . You get the idea. As for the dominant man you were talking to, his perspective strikes me as yet another example of how everything and everyone is a commodity in a world where people regularly use the verb "monetize" with no sense of irony. In a book I've long since discarded and otherwise forgotten, a character makes the sage point that in a society that values only money and youth, people will wind up exchanging one for the other.
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No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up. JANE WAGNER, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
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