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Re:Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate by Iv on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @11:02AM (#19739034)
Yes, as a kid. I found it an interesting caricature. I am now discovering in awe, as you are the second person mentioning that, that some people actually take it for a serious criticism of the very notion of equality.

That's not even an exaggeration of the position you are attacking, that's a wilful misrepresentation.

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Re:Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate by ThrowawayR2 on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:08AM (#19748952)
Fables often exaggerate in order to drive their moral lesson home, that's hardly a point against Harrison Bergeron. And to be precise, it's not a criticism of equality, it's a criticism of the "equal outcomes" school of thought.
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