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by mynameisvlad 1302 days ago
Equity is not the same as equality and was never intended as a way to gauge equality.

Equity, by its very definition, is unequal. Every single thing done in the name of equity is unequal. On purpose. Because the "job" of equity is to right inequalities in the system.

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Ah, well, as long as there's a single objective definition that all humans can agree on, sounds like a plan.