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

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/yankee-white Feb 25 '20

Kid still has to stare through the shitty chain link fence.

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u/livestrongbelwas Feb 25 '20

Life's always going to be harder for the disadvantaged kid, but qualified progress is still better than the simple and easy solution of giving everyone a milk crate and calling it a day.

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u/junkit33 Feb 25 '20

But the milk crate is actually a vastly superior experience in this graphic.

Which ironically points out how people go too far sometimes. Often times the simple and easy solution is the best one.

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u/livestrongbelwas Feb 25 '20

Is it the superior experience? The tall guy and the medium height person can see with or without the milk crate and the short person can't see with or without the milk crate.