#694 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday June 28)
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Good morning, MAKING DECISIONS BASED UPON OUTCOMES, RATHER THAN MERIT We have to work hard to break down the societal barriers to equal opportunity. We need to do what we can to create a level playing field for college admissions, jobs, and in myriad other situations. That said, do we base everything on representation? Must every outcome work out to the same percentage representation in each profession? Do we provide advantages—irrespective of merit—to disadvantaged minorities? I think the tie goes to the runner but we ought not become a society of quotas—whatever one’s good intention.
#694 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday June 28)
#694 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday…
#694 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday June 28)
Good morning, MAKING DECISIONS BASED UPON OUTCOMES, RATHER THAN MERIT We have to work hard to break down the societal barriers to equal opportunity. We need to do what we can to create a level playing field for college admissions, jobs, and in myriad other situations. That said, do we base everything on representation? Must every outcome work out to the same percentage representation in each profession? Do we provide advantages—irrespective of merit—to disadvantaged minorities? I think the tie goes to the runner but we ought not become a society of quotas—whatever one’s good intention.