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.

  • @hellishharlot@programming.dev
    10•2 years ago

    Communism: send the apple picking expert to work in the steel factory and get a random university professor to pick them instead

    Why? He’s an expert in that, if we don’t have steel mill experts we can train willing participants. Experts should always flow to their field of expertise

    • @JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
      4•2 years ago

      I think he’s referring to Soviet Russia specifically, where farmers were sent to factories or turned into impromptu pig iron producers because of misguided heavy handed top down policies.

    • @nxfsi@lemmy.world
      3•2 years ago

      The steel mill experts were purged for saying that sending literally everyone to work on smelting steel is unsustainable.