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But these percentiles are a zero sum game (the distribution of percentiles is always uniform 0-100). Which makes me wonder why one would laud upward mobility i
by klipt 10y ago
But these percentiles are a zero sum game (the distribution of percentiles is always uniform 0-100).
Which makes me wonder why one would laud upward mobility in percentiles, when any such upward mobility must be balanced out by equal and opposite downward mobility.
- drabiega 10y agoBecause the lack of downward mobility suggests the same problem as the upward mobility: your success in life is based on your parents income not your own merits. If you want a meritocracy you have to accept that untalented/unmotivated kids of rich parents may become relatively poor.
- klipt 10y agoWell if you really want to optimize for social churn, couldn't you just randomize all the newborn babies at hospitals or something?
- drjesusphd 10y agoThis has nothing to do with genetics.