Equality vs Equity Debate
The cluster discusses the distinction between equality and equity, debating equal opportunity versus equal outcomes, and what constitutes fairness in societal or policy contexts.
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The lack of an equal shot is no excuse to make things even more unequal, wouldn’t you agree?
Perhaps we're going for equity, not equality..
I can't figure out what you mean here - could you explain more about what fairness has to do with this?
The goal is fairness, not equality.
It's inherently equal, but hardly fair.
Equal opportunity, not equal outcome, right?
Doesn’t seem fair to have unequal starting points.
I think the point is that fairness leads to inequality.
This whole thing is about some people being more equal than others.
It's the difference between equality and equity.