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by TheCowboy 3309 days ago
I just don't think this is a convincing argument from a philosophical standpoint, but it is a common argument. If we apply it in other situations, "a young black man wouldn't want to work for a company that doesn't want to hire young black men any way". It is true on the surface. Nobody wants to be where they aren't wanted for non-negative traits they cannot change.

When a problem is rare enough, and people affected have other options, it is a reasonable pragmatic stance. Let the isolated business owner, who treats it as a personal social club, be less successful.

It is not good for society if these injustices proliferate. Economic imbalances result favoring arbitrary traits that don't increase the wealth of society. Innovation is inhibited, labor market inefficiencies result. People can't change careers as easily and adapt to technological progress.

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At a societal level, I'd prefer that companies didn't act irrationally. (I don't believe in justice per se.)

But at an individual level, you have to play the cards you are dealt. There is a huge amount of noise in the system, but play them as well as you can.