To ignore danger is a particular and peculiar type of privilege. Generally speaking, it belongs to the rich and powerful, and to others who believe that because of their skin color, their gender or other types of societal advantages they are immune from perils that may terrify others. This is to expected: the rich and powerful literally do not live in the same reality as everyone else; in some versions of the future, they may not even live on the same planet.
Everyday people, especially the poor, the working class, Black and brown folks, a large majority of women, LGBTQ people and members of other vulnerable and disadvantaged communities do not have the privilege of ignoring danger. Nonetheless, many of them also practice denial as a coping mechanism, when they arguably should know better.
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