DEI is the modern day Affirmative Action (same concept: Become more diverse by hiring more minorities as an absolute percentage and not based on skillset or bes

DEI is the modern day Affirmative Action (same concept: Become more diverse by hiring more minorities as an absolute percentage and not based on skillset or best candidate). This is coupled with the idea of 'equity' and not 'equality', which justifies the discrimination of an entire group of people during hiring practices. It was doomed to fail from the beginning, because positions should be earned and not just given.