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Liara Covert · 02-26-2007, 10:32 AM

Hi Antiventurecapital.

Thanks for your reply. You make a valid point: people in Western cultures rarely consider "all jobs and lifestyles are equal." Let's take a closer look...

If you analyze this deeper, perhaps what you mean to say is that all jobs and lifestyles aren't desirable for yourself (or others)? Jobs that enable us to feel "adequate" or "sufficiently challenged and compensated" bring up issues of entitlement, expectations or assumptions about training with predictable outcomes. It's interesting that not all people who train to be professionals emerge in job roles, with responsibility and status they expect.

The Goldman Sachs and Walmart comparison you offer clearly demonstrates that all employees in business retail aren't paid the same. That's clear. You could also say that McDonald's employees aren't paid the same as a waiter in a luxury restaurant. People in different environments are required to have different skills and experience. In my mind, work conditions and standards differ from "equality."

A few thoughts for reflection:
Judgment & cultural history tell us to believe that all people aren't born equal.
Reality and views of success reveal people have different levels of potential.
Not even identical twins are identical in absolutely every way.
Gender, sexual and cultural discrimination result in prejudice & violence
Human rights organizations evolve to dedicate to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women and other under-represented groups

You may enjoy reading Samuel P. Huntington's book "The Clash of Civilisations." It expands on a controversial theory that people's cultural/religious identity will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.

02-26-2007, 10:32 AM	#40 (permalink)
Liara Covert Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 584	Hi Antiventurecapital. Thanks for your reply. You make a valid point: people in Western cultures rarely consider "all jobs and lifestyles are equal." Let's take a closer look... If you analyze this deeper, perhaps what you mean to say is that all jobs and lifestyles aren't desirable for yourself (or others)? Jobs that enable us to feel "adequate" or "sufficiently challenged and compensated" bring up issues of entitlement, expectations or assumptions about training with predictable outcomes. It's interesting that not all people who train to be professionals emerge in job roles, with responsibility and status they expect. The Goldman Sachs and Walmart comparison you offer clearly demonstrates that all employees in business retail aren't paid the same. That's clear. You could also say that McDonald's employees aren't paid the same as a waiter in a luxury restaurant. People in different environments are required to have different skills and experience. In my mind, work conditions and standards differ from "equality." A few thoughts for reflection: Judgment & cultural history tell us to believe that all people aren't born equal. Reality and views of success reveal people have different levels of potential. Not even identical twins are identical in absolutely every way. Gender, sexual and cultural discrimination result in prejudice & violence Human rights organizations evolve to dedicate to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women and other under-represented groups You may enjoy reading Samuel P. Huntington's book "The Clash of Civilisations." It expands on a controversial theory that people's cultural/religious identity will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.