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> Maybe we've discovered diversity etc is worth studying, in part because it does have such a profound effect on the world

Or alternatively, NSF favors grant applications that mention it and toe the party line, so everyone begins to add more and more garbage to their application to optimize for grant acceptance.

Generally if something is so profound that it disrupts the status quo we quickly see it take over. For example the smartphone. But there still isn't a scientific consensus on diversity despite the well-known liberal lean of college campuses. And companies pay lip service and it almost seems that the most successful companies implement DEI programs _after_ they become successful, implying that it provides no competitive advantage.