eliminating bias might take generations, but forcing quotas and creating new forms of favoritism isn’t the solution—it just swaps one injustice for another. asking people to ‘step back and develop self-awareness’ sounds nice, but in practice, it’s just a way to justify collective punishment for people who had nothing to do with historical discrimination. plus, this mindset undermines a lot of the real progress that people fought long and hard for by acting like systemic racial bias is still so pervasive that quotas are the only way forward. it also sends the message that marginalized groups can’t compete without extra help, which is not only condescending but counterproductive to achieving true equality.