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Why do you read "absolute equality of outcome" when I write "similar outcomes"? That's called a strawman. When in doubt, just wonder how to balance liberty, eq
by Iv 7y ago
Why do you read "absolute equality of outcome" when I write "similar outcomes"? That's called a strawman.
When in doubt, just wonder how to balance liberty, equality, fraternity. Do you want to reward kids who study well? I bet. Do you want adults dying on the street for their choices when they were 10 year old? Maybe not.
And this is exactly a moral perspective: you are deciding who deserves what. You may argue that from a practical perspective we can't give equal outcomes to everybody, and I agree with that. Which is why my first message emphasizes the fact that this is a goal, an objective to strive toward.
Inequalities and the desire to get more are what fuels our society today, so as long as we have the current organization, we will have some amount of that. The moral choices of making equality a worthwhile goal says that we still want to minimize inequalities as much as possible.