Comment by elteto
4 hours ago
Following your analogy, what equity efforts turn in practice is to not only accommodate for track length for those that start behind, but also to cut one leg off of those perceived to be ahead.
4 hours ago
Following your analogy, what equity efforts turn in practice is to not only accommodate for track length for those that start behind, but also to cut one leg off of those perceived to be ahead.
My point wasn't that every existing equity effort is justified and flawless, but that there is a clear reason why some kind of levelling is required if you want to live in a fair society - and I do believe most of us want that.
It's funny you mention fair, because to me a fair society is one where smart kids are not penalized for being so.
So yes, we all want fair, but what we think of as fair can be wildly different.