Why YSK: because what seems like equal situation from surface isn’t always equal opportunity for all. And even when equal measure of help is provided, it might not be equally useful.

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    Based on the images, Equity is better than Justice? Why should we alter the tree just to the beneficiaries liking? What about the tree?

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      Society isn’t a tree it’s a machine so we can bend it all we like.

      I’m ready for a more nuanced interpretation of these ideas that treat the later frames more like aspirations than goals.

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      humans typically consider it righteous to reduce the amount of human suffering, including at the expense of plants and for some, including at the expense of animals

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      Why should we alter the tree just for the beneficiaries liking

      We designed the tree, so we should fix the tree now that we realize it has problems. The analogy is to the society that we created.