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This might sound a bit like semanics, but David Graeber has been making the argument that in many ways perceived equality rather leads to a conservative mind-set (think: "all equal before god", or "all have to work for their food", or "all debts have to be paid"...); while thinking of human beings as so unique that they can not be compared to each other (i.e. not equal in any sense) does not.
It's a bit counterintuitive at first, but there is some historical evidence for this where societies explicitly striving for equality became very conservative and often quite inhuman as well.
by equal value i did not mean equality. i think it's important to make the distinction between equality and equity.
edit; i love this meme:
You are either jumping to absurd conclusions or trolling :-/
"From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs" for example does not imply individual equality at all, quite the contrary in fact...
Edit: Thinking of humans in terms of "value" (equal or not) already dehumanizes them IMHO, thus what can be used to compare humans to make them somehow equal?
Unless we are talking pure survival situations, education and culture (i.e. non natural traits) influence strongly what is perceived as "valuable" contributions though. Just look at the recent discussion about "essential jobs" and how badly they were valued in terms of salary and social recognition before the pandemic (and still are).