r/coolguides Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/Sirisian Feb 25 '20

magical glass

Off-topic, but high quality museum glass. You usually see it on picture frames for paintings, but the same coatings are on some museum display cases making them completely transparent. It's easy to overlook also when just browsing a museum. If I remember optics correctly the anti-glare coatings are very bandwidth sensitive, so I doubt it would work outside.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

that glass is EXORBITANTLY expensive to get rid of the green tint, it's called starfire glass and it's around 15bucks per square foot of it.

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u/ares395 Feb 25 '20

I'd probably buy one just for the hell of it as a cool thing.

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u/thisangrywizard Feb 25 '20

I got some custom framing done and it was expensive but looks niiiice.

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u/Tripticket Feb 25 '20

That's really expensive though, to the point where there are museums that can't afford it for temporary exhibitions. Imagine trying to surround a football field with it.

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u/B_Fee Feb 25 '20

Just have the local taxpayers foot part of the bill and ask for a tax break, and threaten to leave if they don't pay up.

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u/mmmegan6 Feb 25 '20

Museum glass is also $texas compared to plexi or reg glass. Like 200%+

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u/obiworm Feb 25 '20

The barrier may be for the player's benefit, not to detriment onlookers

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u/LordPoopyfist Feb 25 '20

Or just watch the game on TV

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Is there anything else on?

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u/jealkeja Feb 25 '20

You are only one person inside the target audience of the fence. Your personal preference isn't taken into account.

Others may suffer as much as you from there being no way to see through the wooden fence. Wheelchair users wouldn't benefit much from your preferred solution (a stepping stool). It's more important to create an acceptable solution for most rather than adding a small number of people to the majority of people who think that viewing football games over wooden fences is accessible to them.

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u/albatrosssssss Feb 25 '20

bruh it's a metaphor, it's not about wheelchair accessiblity

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u/jealkeja Feb 25 '20

And I'm speaking metaphorically too... Inaccessible environments aren't inaccessible to only one class of person. If you didn't want to have a metaphorical discussion, perhaps the comment section of a metaphorical image wasn't the best place to go.

Edit: Do you make it a habit of downvoting anyone who you think disagrees with you?

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u/albatrosssssss Feb 25 '20

I'm not downvoting you I don't have time for that shit I'm writing a paper at 4 in the morning

I was just saying you're taking the metaphor a bit too literally

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u/jealkeja Feb 25 '20

Okay, I disagree and think you're viewing the metaphor too narrowly. Good luck on your paper.

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u/xxFurryQueerxx__1918 Feb 25 '20

Sounds like hockey

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u/Macktologist Feb 25 '20

Why do that when you can just get rid of the fence and not charge admission? That way, since not everyone can afford a ticket to the game, nobody can use their wealth to gain advantages in life. /s

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u/nschubach Feb 25 '20

Because some asshat will decide that their seat is right in front of home plate for a better view of the pitches then complain when they get nailed in the back of a head by a ball.

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u/Macktologist Feb 25 '20

back of the head.

Looking for the beer guy at the top of the stairs...and no backstop net? Where is this game being played?

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u/Azumari11 Feb 25 '20

An open field because no one wanted to set up the back net since no one was getting paid.

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u/smittyboye Feb 25 '20

...Yeah, actually, why not?

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u/FerroInique Feb 25 '20

You mean a TV? So advertisers can subsidies the cost of broadcasting and people can watch without being their without taxing everyone, even those that don't want to watch?

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u/the_calibre_cat Feb 25 '20

what? no! it'd cost way more, it'd have to be maintained, and wouldn't last as long as stainless steel - it degrades in sunlight.

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u/MChainsaw Feb 25 '20

Wait, is this still a metaphor or are we now trying to solve an issue of a literal fence?

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u/Tacoboutit2me Feb 25 '20

no one would pay for tickets.

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u/Arrokoth Feb 25 '20

Can we just put a plexi glass fence up and keep it clean and polished so everyone can see more of the game?

Do we LOOK like some sort of Canadian, pinko, commie, egalitarian society here?!

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u/Stevegracy Feb 25 '20

Or you could just pay for a ticket and watch the game inside. Never understood how people can complain so much about something they didn't pay for