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minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoEquating “the attempted mitigation of generations of systemic oppression” with “coin flips” is both idiotic and deranged behavior. You’re not being “logical”, you’re being flippant. But, sure, let’s play in your space. Heads or tails. My coin is “fair”. Of course. Heads, I kill something you like. Maybe friends, maybe family, maybe you like having all your fingers. It doesn’t matter; it’s all hypothetical. Tails? Well, we just flip again. Aaaaand, it’s Heads. Off goes the thumb. Heads again, and I take the middle finger. Heads, Heads, Heads! Might as well just take the whole arm while I’m at. Oh, but alas! My coin was not fair; “unwittingly” balanced toward Heads. I’ll use a balanced coin now. Yes, your arm is gone but it’ll be fair in the future.
minus-squareBlitzFitz @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 months agoExactly! I’m glad you understand. And weren’t overly aggressive or anything. Unless tails has the option to regrow said fingers or arm. You need to move forward with what is fair for everyone. It’s pretty much impossible to balance anything after the fact. You need to have a forward thinking mentality for progress to be made.
Equating “the attempted mitigation of generations of systemic oppression” with “coin flips” is both idiotic and deranged behavior.
You’re not being “logical”, you’re being flippant.
But, sure, let’s play in your space. Heads or tails. My coin is “fair”. Of course.
Heads, I kill something you like. Maybe friends, maybe family, maybe you like having all your fingers. It doesn’t matter; it’s all hypothetical.
Tails? Well, we just flip again.
Aaaaand, it’s Heads. Off goes the thumb.
Heads again, and I take the middle finger.
Heads, Heads, Heads! Might as well just take the whole arm while I’m at.
Oh, but alas! My coin was not fair; “unwittingly” balanced toward Heads. I’ll use a balanced coin now.
Yes, your arm is gone but it’ll be fair in the future.
Exactly! I’m glad you understand. And weren’t overly aggressive or anything.
Unless tails has the option to regrow said fingers or arm. You need to move forward with what is fair for everyone.
It’s pretty much impossible to balance anything after the fact. You need to have a forward thinking mentality for progress to be made.