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This. Why should America reflect world diversity? And how could it? Are there not enough whites in executive positions in Asia? The question doesn't make sense
by concinds 10y ago
This.
Why should America reflect world diversity? And how could it? Are there not enough whites in executive positions in Asia? The question doesn't make sense, because "enough" is a normative question and it's impossible to find a metric that's truly "fair".
Equality-of-outcome politics is one of the most dogmatic and dangerous movements in recent years, and it's incredible that it gained acceptance in all elite circles without any pushback. It's something that is fundamentally broken and unjust, because of widespread group differences. Have people here read the article in OP? They mention differences in education in different demographic groups. These aren't the only differences, so for example South Asians may be more likely to be engineers, but will be underrepresented in other industries, because of differences in majors and career preferences. Should equality be legislated?
Fight for equality of opportunity, and basta. This is a highly politicized and dogmatic movement that's trying to engineer the perfect society, and thinks there won't be any consequences.
- ftrflyr 10y agoYes, yes, yes. I anticipate your comment will be down voted because HN is predominately liberal.
- pc86 10y agoIt won't be, because it adds to the discussion and is a coherent point. Yours (and mine!), on the other hand...
- concinds 10y agoBTW, adding another idea I just got: Big data is about to take over the world. We'll have deep knowledge of even the most minute differences in outcome differences. Equality-of-outcome doctrine + big data is a recipe for disaster. You think politics are polarized right now? You ain't seen nothing yet. It's important to measure what's important. If you're trying to lose weight, and measure your weight every morning (outcome), and you see it's stagnating, you'll be discouraged. If you knew that you had lost some fat and gained tons of muscle, you'd be much more encouraged. What you measure ends up controlling you.