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California's most neglected group of students: the gifted ones

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412 points tafda | 2 comments | 26 Nov 24 16:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source
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throwaway106382 ◴[26 Nov 24 17:28 UTC] No.42247730[source]▶
This is what happens when you push equality of outcome instead of equality of opportunity.

Everyone gets the same crappy outcome.

Freedom is inherently unequal.

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1. Jcampuzano2 ◴[26 Nov 24 17:49 UTC] No.42247974[source]▶
Equality of outcome could even eventually lead to an objectively worse outcome for society as a whole when on a larger time scale due to holding back brilliant minds.

Those who were clearly brilliant and may have been entirely capable of pushing societal, technological, medical etc. advances forward in a larger time scale are held back, stifled, or even in cases of things like affirmative action (which I believe should exist, but only on the economic level, not on the basis of race or identity) have been denied of opportunity to go on and do great things.

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2. foogazi ◴[26 Nov 24 18:16 UTC] No.42248301[source]▶
> have been denied of opportunity to go on and do great things.

Well, if they’re so brilliant…