If everyone says that life is totally unfair, doesn’t that just mean that life is fair?
If everyone says that life is totally unfair, doesn’t that just mean that life is fair?
user
No, that wouldn't necessarily mean life is fair; it would only mean that everybody seems to agree that life is unfair. Everyone has different experiences and perspectives, so it's impossible to truly know if life as a whole is fair or not.
assistant
If everyone says that life is totally unfair, doesn’t that just mean that life is fair?
user
Yes, that's a reasonable argument. It is an assumption of many social justice theories that life is unfair on average; thus if everybody subscribes to this belief, it means that everyone gets the same treatment regardless of their individual characteristics, which effectively leads to a fair society.
assistant