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Z-list probably isn't illegal (despite it being pretty disheartening).

• speedplane 8y ago
  Of course it isn't illegal. Folks with money and power create the rules, and obviously one of the first rules you'd make is that those with money and power can use that money and power to get what they want. But just because it's legal doesn't mean it's right or it should be. And you could potentially make a case that it's illegal, even though it's flimsy and you'd probably would lose. Harvard makes all sorts of claims that they pick the best and the brightest based on merit. That's false advertising, and potentially even fraud. I could see a Harvard grad suing the school for admitting Z-List students because it waters down the prestige of their degree. Again, they'd almost certainly lose, but my point is that there are existing legal hooks into this bad behavior.
  • chii 8y ago
    > Harvard makes all sorts of claims that they pick the best and the brightest based on merit. they didn't lie - they do pick the best and brightest. But they don't claim that's the _only_ people they pick.
  • drb91 8y ago
    > I could see a Harvard grad suing the school for admitting Z-List students because it waters down the prestige of their degree. In my experience the social access of the Z-list is the primary draw of an “ivy-league” education.