Aspiring for equality is meaningless,

Its not.

and it's precisely that sort of thinking that brought us here to begin with.

It isn't (see end if this post).

A society that doesn't value equality in the first place wouldn't embrace other notions of it,

I don't know what you're taking about here.

and "equality of opportunity/outcomes" as a distinct thing is a meme,

It isn't.

it exists only conceptually not among humans who believe in it.

Concepts are important. Abstract thought is what sets humans apart from lower animals. See Piaget's theory of mental development.

When people achieve something they don't think, "Well, that's great, I'm so happy to have achieved this, I'll stop here, thanks," they think, "That's great, but what can I do more?"

Yes, that's true no matter what (equality minded or not)? Tolerance. Tolerance of both pain and pleasure. No matter the situation, people become used to it soon enough. But usually are recklessly wanting more, more, more.

Me:

Everybody, etc, seethe.

You:

Half the people support abortion. Historically, countless people - especially withi...etc

A jokey quip you apparently took seriously.

We're not living in the product of this one belief of mine we're living in a return to ethnic tribal identity which is particularly disastrous in a demographically multicultural society.

We were based on humanist liberalism.

Which I still champion a return to.

But no longer. That changed after Occupy Wall Street threatened those elites and so we got progressive stack and ID politics.

Aspiring for equality is meaningless,

Its not.

and it's precisely that sort of thinking that brought us here to begin with.

It isn't (see end if this post).

A society that doesn't value equality in the first place wouldn't embrace other notions of it,

I don't know what you're taking about here.

and "equality of opportunity/outcomes" as a distinct thing is a meme,

It isn't.

it exists only conceptually not among humans who believe in it.

Concepts are important. A strategy thought is what sets humans apart from lower animals. See Piaget's theory of mental development.

When people achieve something they don't think, "Well, that's great, I'm so happy to have achieved this, I'll stop here, thanks," they think, "That's great, but what can I do more?"

Yes, that's true no matter what (equality are or not)? Tolerance. Tolerance of both pain and pleasure. No matter the situation, people become used to it soon enough. Bit usually are recklessly wanting more, more, more.

Me:

Everybody, etc, seethe.

You:

Half the people support abortion. Historically, countless people - especially withi...etc

A jokey quip you apparently took seriously.

We're not living in the product of this one belief of mine we're living in a return to ethnic tribal identity which is particularly disastrous in a demographically multicultural society.

We were based on humanist liberalism.

Which I still champion a return to.

But no longer. That changed after Occupy Wall Street threatened those elites and so we got progressive stack and ID politics.