The category of things where "this sounds very good and virtuous but in practice is actually hugely destructive" is gigantic and probably responsible for 90% of the shittiness of this culture
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This concept was one of the last strings that kept me tied to a lot of my very woke beliefs. But yeah, you said it perfectly. I don't know who on this earth could accurately determine (objectively) what each person needs to be on "level playing field", for sure not the individual
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It also indicates that there's some deep wrong in the world if two people aren't on the same level of outcome, which seems like it ties your happiness to others which seems terrible for mental health
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See also: Communism. Great in theory, big yikes in reality. Bad for many of the same reasons, too.
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I mean, surely if you push this concept to the limit it can get eerie in various ways, yet there seems to be a set of very fundamental provisions that governments worlwide have been able to carry out effectively, and that should not be taken for granted. Healthcare is a big one.
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The ending is a non sequitur. Equal opportunity does not mean equal outcomes. Individual and subcultural differences exist that drive differences in outcomes. Some subcultures emphasize education, law abidance, work ethic, and more supportive family structures more than others.
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The funny thing is, this is precisely what it is trying to say about striving for equality as opposed to equity. That the ideal of equality sounds good in theory, but in practice leaves people in the dust.
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If I said this about a black person people would call me racist
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