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by darebak 1588 days ago
Your quote would make sense if this admission discrimination was based on economic status but not race.

Also, what's the goal of the race? Best possible outcome for society? Greatest contribution to society? Teaching the best possible students?

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Agreed, using race as a proxy for all "unfairness" it's simply mathematically wrong. Imagine discarding such an important confounder as economic status.