Comments by "Akira Nakamoto (中本 明)" (@AkiraNakamoto) on "The Devastating Evils of Affirmative Action | Thomas Sowell" video.
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As a scientist with some knowledge of probabilistic systems, I have a scientific theory about non-merit based programs like charity and affirmative action.
In regard to Affirmative Action, logically there are only 2 types of reward system: merit based and non-merit based. There is no third option. Affirmative Action is NOT merit-based, so it must be non-merit based, an evil policy if it is adopted as a "main street policy". Why?
The sum of large amount of independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) distributions is Gaussian Normal Distribution, aka. the bell curve. It has a sigma parameter to quantify the shape of the curve. Most instances, 99.7%, fall into the [-3*sigma,+3*sigma] interval. Let's call this "main street", and call the other part "3 sigma alley".
Any non-merit based policy can ONLY apply to the 3 sigma alley, not the main street. Otherwise disaster is the only possible result. For example, I support charity programs, but only if they are applied to the [-infinity,-3*sigma] poor people in the 3 sigma alley. If you apply the charity programs to the main street. It becomes communism and famine follows. This remark also implies that these non-merit based programs (charity and AA etc.) must be run by private sector, not the government which by default would apply to the main street.
Affirmative Action is just like a charity program. I have no beef with AA if it is limited in the 3 sigma alley, i.e., with about 0.3% quotas reserved for AA beneficiaries. But the stupid rats have applied AA to the main street for decades. Here we go. The result is disastrous.
In a nutshell, I support these non-merit based programs (charity & AA) if they are limited to the 3 sigma alley and they are not run by the government. Otherwise, my answer is NO.
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