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I think it’s pretty clear that the strawman is, at least, the actual loudest opinion. Maybe it’s not the majority but if you look at the backlash against DEI yo
by roxolotl 2y ago
I think it’s pretty clear that the strawman is, at least, the actual loudest opinion. Maybe it’s not the majority but if you look at the backlash against DEI you very clearly see that those claiming DEI is to blame for the current ills of society are arguing from that straw position.
The goal of something like DEI is to round the edges of the arbitrary merit such as systemic disenfranchisement. A just meritocracy would evaluate people on _relevant_ merit to the judgement at hand. Such a society does not exist.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI think DEI is largely a debate about what constitutes merit. E.g. Is it about hard work or performance. If performance, what metric. This is most obvious in school admissions. People argue if admissions should be blinded to race, or calibrated to take into account effort. However, Nobody is arguing that merit doesn't exist, as in a straight F student that can't read should be admitted to Stanford.
- roxolotl 2y agoAbsolutely agree that merit is real and exists. I think DEI/AA though is actually trying to make society more meritocratic along the lines of performance. It is a thumb on the scale. But not of what is considered instead of who is considered.
- theGnuMe 2y agoThere have been studies of admitting lower performing (academic wise) students to law school and they found no difference in outcomes. The LSAT is slated to go but who knows now. https://www.alanet.org/legal-management/2023/february/columns/the-lsat-and-its-lack-of-relevance-to-lawyering https://www.alanet.org/legal-management/2023/february/column...