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In response to "I like "advantage" actually. The problem with sticking it to race/gender though is that it over simplifies things" by JackDawson

I always liked John Scalzi's "lowest difficulty setting" essay -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Nov 8 '19, 07:18

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/amp/ (www.google.com)

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That's really, really good, and I love the two follow-ups. -- nm - David Nov 8, 08:23
Meh. It's still focused exclusively on identity and not socioeconomic issues. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 8, 07:41 1
- Though if you have two people in the same circumstance, it applies. I think that's really what it's trying to get across. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 08:09
Yep, that's a good analogy. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 8, 07:36

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