“Equality is an ideal. It’s not and cannot be a fact. What we mean by equality in socio-political contexts is idealistic, yet, I think, noble in essence. But in fact, no two people are equal. We are each unique, so our power lies in the unifications of diversity (literally non-equality) that produce apparently miraculous results. Sometimes these results can be malignant, however, as well as beautiful.

Much of our society is founded upon the recognition of inequality that results in hierarchies. We might notice that, as an example, a football team has different roles. These are combined into a powerful unity that pursues a purpose which is invented. A strange fiction, from some perspectives.

What would it mean to be equal? It could not mean to be an animal or a human, since each person, plant and insect is born and develops uniquely… which specific strengths, opportunities and challenges that face no other of its species.

Try to imagine combat between two equal fighters of either gender. Equality would mean … that the conflict would fail to resolve. Forever. It would serve us to realize that the equality we speak of isn’t physical, emotional, or based on qualities at all. It’s an ideal that we speak of in contexts that are socio-political, philosphical or economic. This is its actual scope, because, well, in nature, nothing is equal. Ever. It’s impossible.

Einstein proved that the actually simultaneous experience by two observers… cannot happen. Ever. Because no two beings can occupy the same world-line without being the same person. And each perceiver is ‘equal’ »only in the sense of their inclusion in a category, which, while reasonable for some forms of analysis, is an entirely conceptual status conferred upon them by someone with the purposes, perspectives and intentions that incline them to do so.”

— an anonymous informant