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by kakarot 3423 days ago
When people think they want a random output, usually what they really want is a pseudo-random output. People think randomness in some contexts is unfair because it isn't predictable. I don't think we should introduce gender-balancing to the algo, even though I doubt it's random to begin with. Once we cross that line, why not race balancing as well? People just need to be satisfied with the luck of the draw and redefine what "fair" means when dealing with things like random sorting or filtering.