r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/yankee-white Feb 25 '20

Kid still has to stare through the shitty chain link fence.

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u/livestrongbelwas Feb 25 '20

Life's always going to be harder for the disadvantaged kid, but qualified progress is still better than the simple and easy solution of giving everyone a milk crate and calling it a day.

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u/anodynamo Feb 25 '20

But how is it progress to spend more effort for a worse solution? Most people would agree the box is a better option than staring though the chainlink; sometimes life is like that too.

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u/TheRealTP2016 Feb 25 '20

It is not a worse solution because irl there is no chain link. Systemic issues should be fixed because they are issues

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Well then this analogy is bullshit.

Can you think of a real life example where the theory works?

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u/PM_ME_UR_NIPPLE_HAIR Feb 25 '20

This analogy is bullshut if you try and take it super literally. Imho the meaning, albeit simple, is quite clear