It feels like the equality some people seek is equality of misery

And the most important freedom is the freedom to feel superior to others. Perhaps this post feeds into the latter. But the point remains that so much of society seems to be built on getting ahead by tearing others down. This is why quality of life is decaying generation over generation. Our personal advancement is becoming destructive to our collective wellbeing.

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bijouxbroussard · F

There’s a quote: "To those accustomed to privilege, equality looks like oppression."

The backlash we’re seeing, the attempts to undo the gains from civil rights legislation, along with the justification for those actions, is the reality of that quote.

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@bijouxbroussard I think for the majority of the privileged it is because they think increasing equality is done by taking away from them rather than extending to others. And a lot of that is because the actual oppressors make sure that narrative is constantly put in front of them.

Yet, there are still people that need to be better than others. People where if we could create a world where everyone had a personal mansion at no negative impact to the planet, they wouldn't want it because a mansion only has value if it's rare. It's honestly such an odd mindset to me.