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by hairy_man674 3524 days ago
> It feels like we’re often treating symptoms like problems

Agreed.

A just society requires that we assign positions on the basis of merit. But to obtain the skills and knowledge that constitute merit requires fair and equal opportunity to institutions and resources.

The "discussion is broken" because it ignores the systemic causes namely socio-economic problems like inequal access to education, which are then confused with race, gender and identity politics.