Thread: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger

--Hahvoc Requiem-- said Within a society there will always be have and have-nots because even in a Utopian society, someone has to be the leader which makes inequality. In communist countries, which have this same equal-opportunity not everyone is equal no matter what they say. Click to expand... True, it's never going to be perfect, it's never going to be absolutely equal across the board right down to the last drop, but that's splitting hairs - the whole idea isn't aiming for that, but rather for the fact that things could be a heck of a lot fairer than they currently are. The idea that we shouldn't strive for improvement because perfection cannot be achieved is defeatist, and is what holds back change. I think people should view society from a perfectionist standpoint - an attitude not centered around being perfect, but to strive to be, to look at things and always consider if there's a way it can be done better. --Hahvoc Requiem-- said With the fashion aspect, I don't really think so. Because people would demand they have the same things, be given those same things because everything is to be equal amongst themselves. If someone in that society suddenly had a feathered hat for example, everyone would want that feathered hat because they were entitled to it due to the equality of their stations. Click to expand... Erm... what? No. Equality is not conformity, equality is simply taking care of the little guy, it's about improving the quality of life and giving more options. The idea that balancing the scale a bit better than it currently is then leading us to all being inspirationless beings like something out of Equilibrium is more than a little ridiculous. Do you dress the exact same as millions of other people? Why not, you're in the same tax bracket, aren't you? There's always going to be trends, brand names, gotta-have-it electronics, that has little to do with equality. There's also always going to be artists designing new things, and the simple human nature of wanting to express ourselves individually. What you've written suggests that leveling the playing field some will have an effect on personal style and opinion. Sure, maybe someone who couldn't afford a Gucci handbag before will be able to afford one then, but with more people being able to spend money like that would come more artists with more styles. That we should keep things the way they are now because your feathered hat is unique and special, and would lose its uniqueness if I had one too, is a greedy, defensive approach. Honestly, if I had the money, I wouldn't even want one of your feathered hats. I'm not a hat guy, myself. I'd probably spend it on something I like better, something you may not necessarily be into. --Hahvoc Requiem-- said Why do you think the Industrial Revolution came about? To make things easier for people and to produce more of this and that. Science shot forward because there were people who wanted to make it easier for people of lesser stations to progress and gain higher footings in society. Progress is to make things easier for everyone- and it's fueled by necessity as well as well, this would make this easier to do! Click to expand... Well the industrial revolution came about because that's the point science had progressed to, not because we needed it. You could point to any spot in time and say it would have been a great boon for a huge scientific advancement. 'To make things easier' is a result of it, not a reason for it.