Congratulations for not being rude? Thank you so much!
The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality of a distribution. It is defined as a ratio with values between 0 and 1.
Brazil and Guatemala are about a 0,6. Not so good. I know that. I see it, I feel it, I live it.
And even if I feel like I do, today I was so surprised when this figure became more real by a simple nice comment. I had to go somewhere and parked my car in a private parking lot. I asked the guy who gave me the ticket for some directions. When I got back I payed him and thanked him. For doing nothing but that, the guy said to me:
"I would like to congratulate you for being so nice. It's so hard to meet someone of your social condition as kind as you are. It was so nice to meet you."
Mmmm. Although the comment was meant to make me feel good, it didn't. It made me sad.
Brazil and Guatemala are about a 0,6. Not so good. I know that. I see it, I feel it, I live it.
And even if I feel like I do, today I was so surprised when this figure became more real by a simple nice comment. I had to go somewhere and parked my car in a private parking lot. I asked the guy who gave me the ticket for some directions. When I got back I payed him and thanked him. For doing nothing but that, the guy said to me:
"I would like to congratulate you for being so nice. It's so hard to meet someone of your social condition as kind as you are. It was so nice to meet you."
Mmmm. Although the comment was meant to make me feel good, it didn't. It made me sad.
rocio - 8. Jan, 23:09
steppenhund - 27. Jan, 20:42
equality is not an achievable state, because it is not the equality of wealth, education or environment that counts but the equality of attitudes. They can vary within families, between brothers and sisters.
People having equal chances will react differently and those differences will effect more grievance and other inequalities than the intrinsic differences like poor or rich.
Improvements will be possible when those issues are addressed as well. Postulation of ideal pragmas will probably not work as they failed until now.
therefore it seems to be a similar situation as in the saying: if you want to change the world, you first have to change yourself.
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I am the bad guy, but at least I managed to have my children educated in a way that they work for NGOs and spend their time in Africa instead of becoming a sucessful lawyer in Austria;)
People having equal chances will react differently and those differences will effect more grievance and other inequalities than the intrinsic differences like poor or rich.
Improvements will be possible when those issues are addressed as well. Postulation of ideal pragmas will probably not work as they failed until now.
therefore it seems to be a similar situation as in the saying: if you want to change the world, you first have to change yourself.
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I am the bad guy, but at least I managed to have my children educated in a way that they work for NGOs and spend their time in Africa instead of becoming a sucessful lawyer in Austria;)
rocio - 28. Jan, 10:23
Equality of attitudes, I agree.
As time goes by, I realize more and more the conplexity of the world cannot be completely understood. As you said, one must change him/herself first and then, try to be happy (and that can only be done, I think, by being kind) and that should be a lot.
I'm so glad to hear that your children are out there helping people in need. You must be really proud! Thank you!
As time goes by, I realize more and more the conplexity of the world cannot be completely understood. As you said, one must change him/herself first and then, try to be happy (and that can only be done, I think, by being kind) and that should be a lot.
I'm so glad to hear that your children are out there helping people in need. You must be really proud! Thank you!
The way I see it, the problem appears when the difference between one another is so large that interaction becomes almost non-existent. Real interaction I mean. Personal interaction.
Big cities tend to make interaction harder, everybody running, busy, tired. The thing that shocks me isn't that. What shocks me is the fact that a "social condition" should have something to do with this phenomenon. And you're right: it happens everywhere. But that most definitely doesn't "naturalize" it. It shouldn't have to be that way.