Re:The Equality Conundrum: What kind of equality is good?
by username90 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:24AM
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We should use inequality whenever it is more efficient than equality to reach our goals. No free society will ever get rid of the following list of inequalities, we can reduce them but never completely eliminate them:
Having leaders is a good thing, it makes decision making a lot more efficient. But having leaders is a direct source of inequality.
Having owners is a good thing, it incentives people to take care and grow humanity's wealth and resources instead of falling for the tragedy of the commons. But having ownership is a direct source of inequality.
Having highly skill dependent jobs be better paid is a good thing, it incentivizes top talent to solve more important problems. But this is also a source of inequality since not every person is equally talented (hard work is a part of talent).
Valuing what you know and are used to is a good thing, it helps you reduce variance and risk so you can focus better on other things. But this is a source of inequality since it means that you discriminate against people who are different than you are used to.
Having leaders is a good thing, it makes decision making a lot more efficient. But having leaders is a direct source of inequality.
Having owners is a good thing, it incentives people to take care and grow humanity's wealth and resources instead of falling for the tragedy of the commons. But having ownership is a direct source of inequality.
Having highly skill dependent jobs be better paid is a good thing, it incentivizes top talent to solve more important problems. But this is also a source of inequality since not every person is equally talented (hard work is a part of talent).
Valuing what you know and are used to is a good thing, it helps you reduce variance and risk so you can focus better on other things. But this is a source of inequality since it means that you discriminate against people who are different than you are used to.