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> Why design a society after the minority? We always have an obligation to design society to accommodate everyone, not just the majority. Otherwise, with your
by eganist 4y ago
> Why design a society after the minority?
We always have an obligation to design society to accommodate everyone, not just the majority. Otherwise, with your line of reasoning, you might as well repeal the ADA, do away with ethical AI considerations to enable equal processing of richer skin tones, etc.
- SamPatt 4y agoSociety isn't designed. It emerges spontaneously over time due to the beliefs and behaviors of everyone, and it's literally impossible to "design society to accommodate everyone." I'm 6'3" and I wish plane seats were designed with me in mind, but they aren't. My short wife wishes countertops were usually built higher, but they aren't. I think children are treated very poorly in our society and I've homeschooled my children to allow them to exert more agency over their lives. I'm fortunate to live in the US where this is legal, but in most of the world it isn't. Other cultures believe that they should dictate that children's time be spent according to adults' wishes. How can both be accommodated?
- WalterBright 4y agoOne of the great accomplishments of industrialization is that shoes became mass produced cheaply, rather than expensive one-offs handmade by a cobbler. The downside, of course, is that mass produced shoes come in standard sizes, and too bad for you if your feet don't work in them (mine don't).