Why do you think anyone would draw this line? Because the line has been drawn. The government has told me that there's a short list of protected attributes. An

Why do you think anyone would draw this line? Because the line has been drawn. The government has told me that there's a short list of protected attributes. And my employer (and thus by extension my hiring and compensation decisions) is held accountable based on those and only those. And in the discourse on the topic, we always hear "why aren't there enough blacks in tech" or "why do women get paid less", but not a peep about the achievement gap for punk rockers.