“Just like societies of the present, future societies are molded and shaped by human action."
Chapter 9 talks about an interesting concept with the future of inequality. He states that differences will eventually no longer exist between people. This is unrealistic although the author has good intentions. Differences between people are what make the world unique and it is important to value these differences. Discrimination against people in regard to class, race, sex, is wrong, but that does not mean that these things should be forgotten. It is impossible to advance in society if everyone is the same. I don’t think it is possibly to truly achieve equality amongst everyone, but it is important to try.
I think it is also a good idea to be realistic when facing hypothetical situations. The above quote seems a little bit idealistic. Though many things are possible, it is pretty rare to make an enormous impact as one person and being realistic about the world should be taken into account as well. This chapter was interesting to read what at least one person sees as the future of society and it was kind of nice to examine that, even if I do not always agree.
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I have to agree with you. As nice and interesting as it may sound, the world would not function right without the inequalities that we all face. To be realistic about the entire situation is possibly the only way to really achieve equality, someday. However, even when a certain type of discrimination is "fixed" there will never be equality, because just as Newman said, we will find something else to discriminate against. Such as what you do and do not have.
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