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by mcphage 3074 days ago
> If you want someone who is underperforming, why does that underperforming person need to identify as an underperforming intersectional group?

Because you found a way to identify groups of people who are probably a lot more skilled than your ability to measure qualifications indicates. So you can trust in your measurements, or you can accept that our ability to measure nebulous concepts is weak. Think of it like arbitrage.