I'm beginning to have a hard time believing everyone is created equal.

I come across people my age and older struggling to work at a decent level delivering pizzas or other simple things as basic as driving a nail. And often, I meet people even younger then me with more skills in multiple areas and more drive then I could ever muster. Are we inequal from the start? Are some of us just, better then others? All privalage, upbringing, and culture aside; just the people as they stand alone.

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FormerChild

All you are is what your environment has shaped you to be. At a certain point you become self aware enough to change your trajectory, but you can only make slight adjustments without overhauling the entire proces.
Nothing is created, it's grown

DontMindMe · 31-35, M

The created/ grown thing is just a symantical difference u r trying to draw to place an exetential importance on who people are.

I refute that we are all products of our environment. Nuture and nature are equal parts in life. Our genes dictate huge amounts of potential and characteristics that help us survive or fail.

FormerChild

@DontMindMe That may be true, however our human environment is far from natural. Even people with extreme disability are not only allowed to survive, they're almost not allowed to die. Natural selection is lost on humans and our genetic strength suffers from it

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DontMindMe · 31-35, M

There is a point to be made about the disconnect of human society and whatever humanity really is...

We seem to have lost ourselves as both individuals and a group.