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I think "Equity" was launched to the general public 2-3 years ago.


In 1968, H. George Frederickson articulated "a theory of social equity" and put it forward as the 'third pillar' of public administration.[4] Frederickson was concerned that those in public administration were making the mistake of assuming that citizen A is the same as citizen B; ignoring social and economic conditions.

Using the term launched, similar to how tech companies launch products, implies a conspiracy to bring this word to the public's attention


All I know is that this word used to mean "shares in a company", and then, over a month or two, it meant "everyone having the same outcomes".


Equity is a stake in something, for its outcome.

Investment is one a thing.

Having access to opportunity is another


> Having access to opportunity is another

This isn’t what equity means, according to this socioeconomic model. It’s equality of outcomes.


It’s still only 2-3 years old on the meme learning platforms




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