Quote Originally Posted by Kitten Champion View Post
I think this thread's issue is conflating fairness with mediocrity. That, unless everyone can do the same things that they're grievously and inherently unfarr.

I'm more of the mind of the Olympics analogy that Gandariel raised, that so long as X can be accessed by anyone based on their individual and justified merits rather than one's bloodline, fate or divine mandate, or any arbitrary requirements of which an individual has no agency over, they remain "fair". While the Olympics certainly discriminate against the non-athletic - and a tiny fraction of humanity will ever be an Olympian - and Olympians are "special" people undoubtedly, it's still something of a question mark for any child born that they could be one if they have the will to.

Granted, the Olympics are unfair in terms of the world being unfair - disparity between standards of living, the wealth and political backing for organized Olympic programs, performance-enhancing drugs which go undiscovered, etc. - which may or may not have parallel circumstances with this analogy. However, are we really demanding that fictional superpowers be more "fair" than mundane aspects of our reality? There's nothing desirable to a human in this world which everyone has equal access to, not really.
Genetics still plays a very important role in how good of an athlete you can be so even in the real world it is a lottery. If you weren't born with the right body potential for sports, you'll never be a world sports champion no matter how hard you train.