One of the things that has always bothered about this whole culture of inequality is that some people's inequality is greater than other people's inequality and therefore the person with lesser inequality just needs to get over it, life's not fair; but the person with greater inequality needs concessions to be made. So then we have the concept of inequity but then when the person who needs the small step up gets it and the person who needs the bigger step up gets one that doesn't quite get them up to the same level, it's again seen as something "wrong" was done in giving the person who needed a small step up that step; the person needing the bigger step up should have gotten all or most of the help? I don't know. I can't understand the thinking. I find the relativity of it confusing. And I get it - some people do need a helping hand because life is not fair; but then why not value and rejoice for those who do get the small help instead of seeing it as something that was not given fairly to those who need a big help?
One of the things that has always bothered about this whole culture of inequality is that some people's inequality is greater than other people's inequality and therefore the person with lesser inequality just needs to get over it, life's not fair; but the person with greater inequality needs concessions to be made. So then we have the concept of inequity but then when the person who needs the small step up gets it and the person who needs the bigger step up gets one that doesn't quite get them up to the same level, it's again seen as something "wrong" was done in giving the person who needed a small step up that step; the person needing the bigger step up should have gotten all or most of the help? I don't know. I can't understand the thinking. I find the relativity of it confusing. And I get it - some people do need a helping hand because life is not fair; but then why not value and rejoice for those who do get the small help instead of seeing it as something that was not given fairly to those who need a big help?
Yes, great point. Also, only certain types of inequity and disparities matter, not others.