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> ...on the surface this looks like a pretty ridiculous take. Is it really? If you put up a significant barrier to a group of people, and only the exceptional
by Kamq 3y ago
> ...on the surface this looks like a pretty ridiculous take.
Is it really? If you put up a significant barrier to a group of people, and only the exceptional can cross those barriers, it's shouldn't be that surprising when the pool that make it past those barriers is filled with a higher percentage of exceptional people.
Sort of like how a surprising percentage of women in the sciences before 1960 were of Ada Lovelace quality. The women who were merely competent weren't allowed to work in the sciences.
- cmeacham98 3y agoThis assumes that the same barriers are being put up in front of all candidates, no? Which the lawsuit we are talking about explicitly alleges is not the case.
- Kamq 3y ago> This assumes that the same barriers are being put up in front of all candidates, no? No, my example very much does not. It's about the exact the opposite, where extra barriers are put in front of one group, but not the other.