The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA

People act according to their natures. Owning your own nature is virtuous, but claiming to have chosen it is a falsehood. Too much performative ritual is based on the laundering of natural character into the illusion of causal choice.

"Range of action" should replace "Free will" "Tendencies of action" should replace "Personal responsibility" "Proportionate entitlement" should replace "Equal opportunity" "Fundamental entitlement" should replace "Human rights" In all cases, the logic is that of human nature.

The concept of equal opportunity is especially pernicious since it is basically just a blank check for those in power to enforce their subjectivity regardless of its logic or consequences. If there is external right and wrong then virtue comes from following external standards.

The concept of equal opportunity is inherently nihilist in that it refuses the possibility of such external standards. In a broader sense, markets themselves are nihilistic by the same logic. But at least markets mediate interests where otherwise impossible.

Equal opportunity is a ritualistic sham wherein the competent are periodically sacrificed to the incompetent to appease the egregore of mass public delusion about self-worth. There may be some utility in that, but even then it should optimally be done randomly, not preferentially

Equality meaning equal outcome(s) should be noted, as it is just regressive and highly flawed/fallacious. Yet somehow it's part the foundation for acceptance into top-tier higher education institutions and many other places.

W/things like this article though, it's an uphill battle for those on the side of reason & enlightenment. The clickbait title "Argue better-with science!" is kinda funny, given that they encourage abuse of biases & fallacious logic...intellectual bullying. https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13708996/argue-better-science …