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Re:Virginia Eliminates Accelerated Math Courses by ffggvv on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:58PM (#26919135)
anything having to do with equality or equity always invariably ends up with bringing down everyone to the level of the lowest. Not bringing the lowest up to the level of everyone else.

Why? because it’s much easier. Humans will optimize for their goals, just like AI. When you make the goal equity instead of well-being that’s what happens.

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Re:Virginia Eliminates Accelerated Math Courses by xsmasher on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:08PM (#26950508)
>anything having to do with equality or equity always invariably ends up with bringing down everyone to the level of the lowest.

I challenge that statement. Did that happen when we got rid of separate water fountains and separate entrances and lunch counters? No.

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