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"It's like taking a Chinese class with a bunch of Chinese students and you're the only one who doesn't know the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese." But
by lupin_sansei 19y ago
"It's like taking a Chinese class with a bunch of Chinese students and you're the only one who doesn't know the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese."
But the answer to that isn't to give you all the same grade regardless of how good your Chinese is, is it. The best thing to do is to grade you accordingly, and for you to find some other class to study.
- cglee 19y agoTo carry the analogy further, it'll be if we're only rewarding on mastery of Chinese. For those who are not on equal footing, what other "class" can they take? "Good inequality", that is, inequality resulting from differing levels of productivity, is only relevant when everyone starts at roughly the same level. When current inequalities already exist, isolating the productivity variable is very difficult without a social and historical context.
- lupin_sansei 19y ago"To carry the analogy further, it'll be if we're only rewarding on mastery of Chinese. For those who are not on equal footing, what other "class" can they take?" Whatever class they like (Math, science, etc.). Preferably one they are better at than Chinese. ""Good inequality", that is, inequality resulting from differing levels of productivity, is only relevant when everyone starts at roughly the same level." So you're saying that since people are born with differing abilities then they should all get paid the same? You understand that one of the chief ways to motivate people to be more productive is to pay them for it. Who would be willing to work start up hours if you only got paid the same as someone who worked 40 hours a week?
- cglee 19y agoThat's not what I'm saying.