"Cadillac problem" meaning in All languages combined

See Cadillac problem on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Cadillac problems [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the luxury automobile brand. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cadillac problem (plural Cadillac problems)
  1. An insignificant problem of a privileged person. Synonyms: first world problem
    Sense id: en-Cadillac_problem-en-noun-bNjzh-M5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "My sponsor, when I present him with a nagging problem (usually trivial, although blown out of proportion in my warped mind), invariably replies, \"Lou, that's a Cadillac problem. Read page 417, and get grateful for what you have … now!\"",
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          "ref": "2013, Cyndi Lee, May I Be Happy",
          "text": "It might not seem like a big deal and in the grand scheme of suffering, it is a Cadillac problem. But for me it was a significant step toward self-acceptance, and in that way, I guess it was brave.",
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