SUS1501
ASSIGNMENT 5 SEMESTER 1 2025
UNIQUE NO. 523321
DUE DATE: 1 JULY 2025
, WHERE DO I FIT IN NOW? (200+ words)
Using the World Inequality Database simulator, I find myself positioned in the lower-
middle income bracket, both globally and within South Africa. This means I live with
certain constraints: I worry about things like transport costs, rising food prices, and the
uncertainty of job prospects after I graduate. At the same time, I’m aware that I have
privileges. I have access to higher education, the internet, and the ability to engage in
intellectual and ethical discussions like these — opportunities many others, especially in
the DRC or in impoverished communities around the world, don’t have.
Every day, I live in a kind of contradiction: I use a smartphone powered by cobalt, likely
mined under exploitative conditions, while reading about injustice and inequality on
apps built by billionaires. This position — not at the bottom, but certainly not near the
top — makes me feel uncomfortable, even guilty at times. But it also makes me feel
responsible. I am close enough to privilege to benefit from it, and close enough to
struggle to understand its consequences. I believe this awareness should be used for
action: I don't want to be complicit in systemic injustice, even if unintentionally. I want to
be mindful, ethical, and part of the solution.
AT THE END OF MY LIFE... (300+ words)
When I reach the end of my life, I hope I can look back and say, “I have lived a good life
— a eudaimonic life.” For me, this won’t mean being wealthy or famous, but being
fulfilled, principled, and useful to others. I want my legacy to be one of ethical
contribution — whether through work, writing, or direct activism — and meaningful
relationships.
Eudaimonia, in Aristotle’s sense, is not about fleeting happiness but about human
flourishing through virtue. I hope to cultivate the key aréte of justice, courage,
ASSIGNMENT 5 SEMESTER 1 2025
UNIQUE NO. 523321
DUE DATE: 1 JULY 2025
, WHERE DO I FIT IN NOW? (200+ words)
Using the World Inequality Database simulator, I find myself positioned in the lower-
middle income bracket, both globally and within South Africa. This means I live with
certain constraints: I worry about things like transport costs, rising food prices, and the
uncertainty of job prospects after I graduate. At the same time, I’m aware that I have
privileges. I have access to higher education, the internet, and the ability to engage in
intellectual and ethical discussions like these — opportunities many others, especially in
the DRC or in impoverished communities around the world, don’t have.
Every day, I live in a kind of contradiction: I use a smartphone powered by cobalt, likely
mined under exploitative conditions, while reading about injustice and inequality on
apps built by billionaires. This position — not at the bottom, but certainly not near the
top — makes me feel uncomfortable, even guilty at times. But it also makes me feel
responsible. I am close enough to privilege to benefit from it, and close enough to
struggle to understand its consequences. I believe this awareness should be used for
action: I don't want to be complicit in systemic injustice, even if unintentionally. I want to
be mindful, ethical, and part of the solution.
AT THE END OF MY LIFE... (300+ words)
When I reach the end of my life, I hope I can look back and say, “I have lived a good life
— a eudaimonic life.” For me, this won’t mean being wealthy or famous, but being
fulfilled, principled, and useful to others. I want my legacy to be one of ethical
contribution — whether through work, writing, or direct activism — and meaningful
relationships.
Eudaimonia, in Aristotle’s sense, is not about fleeting happiness but about human
flourishing through virtue. I hope to cultivate the key aréte of justice, courage,
