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One reason is that, as as society, we've agreed that we value (and want to reward) hard work over god-given talent. So, if there is a prestigious position avai
by smallgovt 8y ago
One reason is that, as as society, we've agreed that we value (and want to reward) hard work over god-given talent.
So, if there is a prestigious position available, we would rather award it to someone who is slightly less capable but had to work much harder to get where he/she is.
This value structure arguably hurts productivity, but it's not inferior in an absolute sense. It all depends on what we value.
- afiori 8y agoI disagree with you motivation, affirmative action purpose is to give a second chance to people who had a bad hand at life: you had a terrible high school? maybe you can still become a fantastic Ph.D. if you got the chance at a better university. It is not about hard work but how exam and unidimensional numbers are a poor way to grade humans when you consider a variety of backgrounds.