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What if everyone were the same? Stress the two advantages of everyone ► 2017 (978)
being completely equal.
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If everyone was of equal strength, looks, and intelligence, etc., there would be less ▼ 2015 (994)
feelings of inadequacy, envy, and jealousy. If everyone was equal in every way, ► December (79)
everyone would have the same thoughts, bodies, movements, tastes, preferences and
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so on. So, with everyone having the same preferences in terms of sexuality, music,
culture, movies, etc., each person would have no problems relating to one another. ► October (87)
With so many shared interests, it would lead to easy... ► September (88)

If everyone was of equal strength, looks, and intelligence, etc., there would be less ► August (76)
feelings of inadequacy, envy, and jealousy. If everyone was equal in every way, ► July (75)
everyone would have the same thoughts, bodies, movements, tastes, preferences and
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so on. So, with everyone having the same preferences in terms of sexuality, music,
culture, movies, etc., each person would have no problems relating to one another. ► May (91)
With so many shared interests, it would lead to easy conversations in which everyone
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was in complete agreement. And with the mental distractions described in this short
story, people would be generally unaware that they are being conditioned in these ► March (82)
ways. So, they would not wonder about an alternative society in which people are ► February (76)
different. Any such thoughts would fade away with the onset of a mental interruption
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and they would return to the blissful ignorance of living in complete equality. 
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impulse, motivation, or intent to improve one's self, mentally or physically. 
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