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The groups selected as help-worthy are often arbitrary. The largest inequality I see in real life is between first-born women and their younger siblings. Firs
by gkwbenton 6y ago
The groups selected as help-worthy are often arbitrary.
The largest inequality I see in real life is between first-born women and their younger siblings. First-born women are often hyper competitive and earn way more than their siblings, including brothers.
Should we discriminate against first-borns in university admissions?
- jonathanstrange 6y agoI see no evidence for the claim that the selection of help-worthy is often arbitrary. Anyway, I'll accept your example for the sake of the argument. Of course, why shouldn't we help people who are second, third, or fourth born if they are at a systematic disadvantage according to robust data? AFAIK, many societies have changed hereditary law over the past centuries to compensate for former advantages of first-borns in favour of other family members.