But jokes about racist sounding names aside: Of course they're predictive! The entire smokescreen of "meritocracy" is built on these numbers. If access to higher education "certifications" and employment were suddenly gatekept by, say, one's 100m sprint time, that would be remarkably predictive too
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But jokes about racist sounding names aside: Of course they're predictive! The entire smokescreen of "meritocracy" is built on these numbers. If access to higher education "certifications" and employment were suddenly gatekept by, say, one's 100m sprint time, that would be remarkably predictive too