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You need a communal society with enough ambient social pressure to keep people “typical” for that system to work.

• rexpop 2y ago
  Such societies may find themselves implementing Procrustean policies meant to enforce conformity. One classic (red herring) image is "Harrison Bergeron," but actual transphobic attitudes are more pressing.
• rayiner 2y ago
  Which is impossible to maintain under a Rawlsian viewpoint that prioritizes minorities. Consider the Asian social norm against being overweight and the attendant enforcement mechanisms. It benefits most people for whom social reinforcement can help them maintain a healthy weight. But it’s unpleasant for a minority. Rawlsian thinking tends to oppose such welfare-maximizing policies, by focusing the inquiry on that minority.
  • dyauspitr 2y ago
    You’re preaching to the choir. I’m all for a common culture and societal pressure to adhere to it. But as circumstances are, the preexisting common culture in the US is no longer viable as this country is now heavily heterogenous, both ethnically and ideologically. You can try extracting aspects from the past culture that are still relevant but that’s clearly not acceptable to a sizable part of the country as they hold the parts most unacceptable- latent bigotry and the other- as the most crucial aspect of the previous common culture.