#entitlement

#entitlement

The notion that Oklahoma City Thunder didn't earn their championship, based on an unexpected turn of events, is absurd and underscores how sports fans misunderstand 'deserve'.

I played competitive cricket on Saturdays with about six guys from school (a fairly middle-of-the-road private school). The other seven came from a neighboring private school, and these fellas were completely loaded. The coach's son, Josh, was used to getting whatever he wanted.

One of the bridesmaids made a speech about herself that dragged on. She told the bride that she was the princess because she, herself, was really the queen.

She shuddered, then said, 'You work from home. It's not like you have a real job. You can take a break when you want to.'

Rich and powerful people are prone to psychological biases that I label "affluency." These are evidence-based biases in social perception that lead to a sense of entitlement and a perception that the powerful individual is in many ways better than less powerful people.

"A lot of my friends from college went into fields like banking for financial reasons - obviously people have school loans and things to pay off... So I've started to see people looking more toward their own passions... obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure..."

"I need to get out, I need to get out," DeBerry-Bostick tells the officer in the video. "I gotta go."

It's rude, disrespectful, inconsiderate, and yes, arrogant, to think your 'excitement' in a movie should be expressed by leaving a trail of destruction for someone else to clean up.

Brody's rambling acceptance speech transformed a moment of triumph into one of embarrassment, showcasing how entitlement can mar recognition of success.