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RE: "You Didn't Earn That"

in #beauty8 years ago

I get what you are trying to say here but I don't think it is going to change things. Our society only values people based on certain traits and they are to some degree considered responsible for their traits whether they are genetic or not. I don't think that is going to change any time soon.

It is a fascinating discussion to have though. I would like to give an example of something quite close to what you are saying.

I think it is similar to the concept of using performance enhancing drugs as being cheating in sport. If you are someone with inferior genetic potential and use drugs to level the playing field why is that cheating? You didn't choose your genetics any more than the other people competing did.

You still have to put in the training and the work. Yet it is considered cheating. However if you had genes that gave you abnormally high levels of testosterone or growth hormone or erythropoetin that would not be considered cheating.

It is an interesting thought experiment.