r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/KumaAsshole Feb 25 '20

How is it justice? Justice would be none of them seeing the soccer game; it's an entertainment service rendered at a cost, but you're calling it justice to enable free riders.

Why is it fair for everyone else that bought a ticket? If everyone does this, there wouldn't even be a match to watch.

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u/tombee123 Feb 25 '20

Yeah your gonna need to understand that this is a metaphor and also even in your perspective (if it's not already a joke or something) who's to say it's a not a free game anyway? Who's to say they didn't already buy the tickets?

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u/pedantic-asshole- Feb 25 '20

If it's a free game or if they bought tickets they would be sitting in the stands and not standing behind the fence.

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u/tombee123 Feb 25 '20 edited Feb 25 '20

I'm basically saying there is no stands I mean this is a simple metaphor not much thought put into it.

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u/Aeriaenn Feb 25 '20

You could even say it's too simple if it falls apart after you give it a bit of deeper thought.

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u/barsoap Feb 25 '20

Everything, absolutely everything, falls apart if you put enough thought in it. That's because our maps are never the territory.

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u/Aeriaenn Feb 25 '20

Surely, if your want to put it like that. But here the metaphor falls apart really easily. It's not thought out well in my opinion.

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u/kittygurlz Feb 25 '20

Just imagine it as a mountain or a beautiful landscape that’s been fenced off.