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I believe that it's useful to have capitalistic motivations to motivate people to perform. You should be able to start a business and get outsized returns if yo
by tachyonbeam 7y ago
I believe that it's useful to have capitalistic motivations to motivate people to perform. You should be able to start a business and get outsized returns if you take risks and succeed. However, I also believe in equal opportunities, and giving kids a more equal start.
- friedman23 7y agoWe could easily give kids an equal start if we mentally handicap them all at birth.
- ownagefool 7y agoSure, but it'd also be easier to just provider decent nutrition at school, to ensure it's actually happening, irregardless of whether the parents are rich or not. Disclaimer: I'm Scottish/European; we have different cultural thoughts on these issues
- pandaman 7y agoThis implies that all people have the same mental and physical abilities and any observable differences are due to nutrition. One famous European (albeit Austrian), has debunked this theory in 1860s. I am not sure if his discoveries are taught in Europe nowadays though.
- ownagefool 7y agoThe generic argument is that people should have an equal start otherwise we're running a Ponzi scheme society. This doesn't mean that people should have an equal finish though, as if you work harder and smarter, not many would you shouldn't reap the rewards.
- toasterlovin 7y agoWhat you’re suggesting is a pretty massive intervention. I think it’s useful to know whether or not your proposed intervention would actually do anything before seriously putting it forward. Do you know whether schooling actually has a causal effect on life outcomes? I think you might be surprised if you start reading the literature on this.