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> Every person has the same capacity, the same brain, the same capability to become an Einstein God, I wish this were true, but it definitely isn't. We're trai
by RangerScience 10y ago
> Every person has the same capacity, the same brain, the same capability to become an Einstein
God, I wish this were true, but it definitely isn't. We're trained to think it is, by virtue of (first) our belief in meritocracy (it's value, and that we're in one), and (second) by RPGs and other games.
Our baseline cultural assumption is that things are, in the end, fairly balanced... but this just isn't the case.
I think it's demonstrable via the existing of evolution: There have to be differences between individuals on an inheritable level in order for evolution to occur, and if there are such differences, the playing field is NOT even.
- ctvo 10y ago> ... and (second) by RPGs and other games. I was expecting our western values rooted in the belief that all men are created equal or something. I really don't think RPGs and other games have somehow conditioned us (the niche market that even plays them) to think we're capable of anything, but I quit WoW a long time ago.
- RangerScience 10y agoI really think they have. RPGs may be niche, but games aren't, and there's an expectation of balance between player positions in games; even across the equipment load-outs. There's expectations that you trade, say, fire power for precision; resilience for mobility; and that the trade is equitable.