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Re:Boston public schools suspend advanced learning classes by refurb on Sunday February 28, 2021 @09:40PM (#26299166)
That analogy infers that everyone ends up at the same place (i.e. seeing the ball game).

In reality, everyone won't get to the same place unless you raise the bottom and lower the top.

What we should be aiming for is removing barriers. Let people reach their own potential - which won't be the same across everyone.

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Re:Boston public schools suspend advanced learning classes by yellowapple on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:33AM (#26300464)
Which is indeed what a "corrected" version of that analogy does: making the final outcome the replacement of the wooden fence with a chain link fence.

(And then there's the satirical "capitalist" "solution" where the stadium owner builds a taller fence and scolds the kids as freeloaders)

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