> Some people see this as an unacceptable assault on the idea of a meritocracy, while others see it as a reasonable price to pay to push society away from sexis

> Some people see this as an unacceptable assault on the idea of a meritocracy, while others see it as a reasonable price to pay to push society away from sexism and racism by expanding the bubbles. Incredibly well put. I wish more conversations around affirmative action were framed with this in mind. Trying to argue around this is disingenuous from both sides. I think the worst part about arguing the angle of meritocracy is that there is always chance and bias from subtle unknowable sources in any attempt at meritocracy. These policies don't perturb the quality of your ideal that much, you're just more aware of the defect.