I posit that “selective enforcement” is a way that unfairness expresses itself with high standards, but that the overall level of unfairness is approximately constant, i.e. raising standards is just good. Reduces some unfairnesses, increases others, but meanwhile you actually have clear communication and good discourse.
I can’t think of an operationalized experiment yet, but if someone comes up with one, I expect I would bet in the ballpark of 5:1 odds (my $5 to their $1) that an actual increase in standards does not cause an increase in unfairness. I’d bet at 2:1 odds that it results in a detectable decrease of it.
I posit that “selective enforcement” is a way that unfairness expresses itself with high standards, but that the overall level of unfairness is approximately constant, i.e. raising standards is just good. Reduces some unfairnesses, increases others, but meanwhile you actually have clear communication and good discourse.
I can’t think of an operationalized experiment yet, but if someone comes up with one, I expect I would bet in the ballpark of 5:1 odds (my $5 to their $1) that an actual increase in standards does not cause an increase in unfairness. I’d bet at 2:1 odds that it results in a detectable decrease of it.