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bombcaryesterday at 4:17 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes. There as difference between unfair and unreal; someone who is malnourished when growing up will forever likely be weaker than someone who received a proper sequence of meals.

We should perhaps recognize that and try to compensate for it, and it's not a value judgement on the person so afflicted, but pretending it doesn't exist just confuses matters.


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groundzeros2015yesterday at 4:53 PM

If the difference is real I don’t think the test is the place to compensate as its function is to select people who will succeed in that area.

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