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My understanding is that diversity isn't a goal as much as lack of diversity is a symptom that something is wrong. The idea is these immutable characteristics h
by ambulancechaser 8y ago
My understanding is that diversity isn't a goal as much as lack of diversity is a symptom that something is wrong. The idea is these immutable characteristics have no bearing whatsoever on the quality of the candidate, so what in the process is removing the underrepresented groups.
- hadrian82 8y agoI am not sure I agree it is a symptom of something wrong. Merit has been the major factor in these decisions which is why Jews and Asians have been so overly represented with respect to their population size. This is how things should be in terms of who to let in, and there is significant evidence that these immutable characteristics DO have a bearing on the quality of the candidate. However, we should NEVER consider these characteristics. Instead we should considered the merit of the candidate. I don't care if my surgeon is an African refugee who escaped a crazed warlord and has an incredible story. I care that they are one of the best possible people in the world to be performing this surgery because not everyone is equipped to perform it and I don't want to die because they aren't able to handle this position.