I remember several comments in the Iowa Caucus app debacle threads calling out the ex-googler who led the project as an affirmative action hire. Irregardless of morality or righteousness the more affirmative action permeates our culture the more resentment is going to build up in groups that feel cheated by such a system.
> like it or not it is not a natural human sentiment to stop and go "well one hundred years ago my great grandfather benefited unfairly...".
It's not a hundred years ago, it's this year, right now.
And I think if you're going to bend to "natural human sentiment", then you might as well give up on trying to get people to change at all. Why try to get people to exercise or learn if "natural human sentiment" is to sit on the couch and watch TV?
I removed that portion of my comment before I saw your response because it was a poorly developed thought that detracted from the substance of my original comment.
The point is that we shouldn't adapt our processes because people feel cheated. Just because you feel like someone didn't earn something doesn't mean much.
If someone has to complete a marathon with a 20 lbs weight around their neck, I'm willing to adjust their time downwards to reflect that. I'm not going to avoid doing it because unencumbered runners feel cheated by it.
The point I was making is that your argument seems to be inconsistently applied. It would seem that it’s equally wrong to adjust anyone’s time just because one person felt cheated for forgetting to remove a 20lbs weight from their own neck.
