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by jyscao 1028 days ago
>if companies can't figure out who to hire, then the fairest selection method wouldn't be nepotism, it would be random

Companies don't optimize for fairness, they try to maximize quality on their end. And many, including myself, would argue that nepotism as flawed as it is, is still superior to random selection.

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> And many, including myself, would argue that nepotism as flawed as it is, is still superior to random selection.

That's an unsupported claim, not an argument. :-)

In any case, if people want to argue in favor of nepotism, then I don't want to hear another word about "meritocracy".