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On average people with slightly-higher scores/grades/etc should still be smarter. Anyway the alternative proposed here is replacing lucky question guesses with
by unishark 6y ago
On average people with slightly-higher scores/grades/etc should still be smarter.
Anyway the alternative proposed here is replacing lucky question guesses with luck via a lottery.
- ForHackernews 6y ago> Anyway the alternative proposed here is replacing lucky question guesses with luck via a lottery. Yes, this proposal is more transparent and honest about the factor luck plays in the outcomes. It doesn't try to launder luck through some test numbers and essays to pretend it's purely meritocratic.
- unishark 6y agoDownvoted over "luck laundering"... Definitely time to quit get back to work.
- ForHackernews 6y agoDon't need to work, I've already proven myself a very lucky person. ;)
- notacoward 6y agoI thought it was actually a good phrase, and GP's comment contributed far more to the conversation than yours. Please try to do better.