On: What Oxford taught me about posh people

[t-writescode]

Do you really want life to be more fair, though?

I think, across the board, people actually want mercy and grace. They’re not interested in fairness, they’re interested in help.

When they make mistakes, they want to be lifted up and forgiven. When they fall on hardship, even if their own making, they hope for help to recover.

[Hasnep → t-writescode]

Isn't that a type of fairness?

[bobthechef → Hasnep]

No. You're not entitled to these things. They are superfluous in that they go beyond mere justice and are like a gift.

[Majestic121 → Hasnep]

Not necessarily, no.

It's typically the story of the prodigal son in the bible : it's unfair that the son that squandered away his inheritance gets back and is celebrated, while the son that was wise and helped his father does not get anything special.