The original lawsuit the author cites happened more almost 50 years ago. Taking into account that similarly incompetent practices persisted for half a decade, t

The original lawsuit the author cites happened more almost 50 years ago. Taking into account that similarly incompetent practices persisted for half a decade, there should now be a line where incompetence becomes malice. It's easy to hide behind apologia and recognition of past wrongdoing. The problem with the system isn't the oppressive results it might produce, the problem lies within the system itself and its innate bias to create oppression. Complacency isn't an excuse, it's an aggravating circumstance. Academia especially should try to get as close as possibe to a merit-based system, where acception and further progression are determined on past grades, not on skin color, gender, religion and economic status. Another problem that noone seems to be worried about is the mass collection of personal data and the processing thereof. How can I trust discussing my faith, ethnicity and finances with a for-profit institution, when (especially under US jurisdiction) I have little to no control of how that data gets processed, sorted and monetized?