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"Just" outcomes are not "equal" outcomes. We overindex on equality because it's easy to measure, simple to implement and harder to game (it's also easier to mor
by popcorncowboy 3y ago
"Just" outcomes are not "equal" outcomes. We overindex on equality because it's easy to measure, simple to implement and harder to game (it's also easier to morally defend). No doubt some exceptional outcomes are taken off the board because of this. It's the tradeoff society mostly chooses to make.
- xyzelement 3y agoYes, I think I am lamenting the "exceptional outcomes that are taken off the board" - I like your phrasing. The engineer in this story is an exceptional outcome that benefited millions of people through his exceptionality. Making him more "average" would help nobody and hurt all.