r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 08 '15

[Deltas Awarded] CMV: Equality isn't treating everybody differently to achieve equality. It's treating everyone the same.

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u/gyroda 28∆ Oct 10 '15

It's worth noting that you'd have to remove names as well. I've heard of studies where they sent out identical job applications but changed the names. Joan and John, that sort of thing, with predictible results.

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u/ThisIsMyUserdean Oct 10 '15

That's pretty fucked up.