Probably
this
guy’s
fault.
That
said,
he
scored
a
166.
Much
of
the
discourse
on
affirmative
action
boils
down
to
differing
theories
on
moral
desert
and
entitlement.
People
arguing
against
affirmative
action
often
remark
that
their
spot
has
been
unjustly
taken
by
some
other
person
based
on
criteria
that
shouldn’t
factor
into
the
decision
being
made.
As
tempting
as
it
is
to
evaluate
the
philosophical
merits
of
the
argument,
sometimes
you
have
to
bracket
all
of
that
and
stand
in
awe
of
the
audacity.
This
is
one
of
those
times.
A
law
school
hopeful
took
to
Elon’s
rapidly
declining
in
value
social
media
platform
to
give
one
hell
of
a
hot
take.
The
tweet
and
account
have
since
been
deleted,
but
the
internet
rarely
forgets
such
bold
displays
of
foolishness:
As
you
would
expect,
things
didn’t
go
quite
like
how
the
poster
expected
them
to:
And
while
a
lot
of
the
attacks
on
affirmative
action
complain
that
factoring
diversity
into
the
choices
we
make
inherently
makes
things
worse,
it
goes
to
show
how
massive
the
change
in
discourse
has
been:
Now
is
there
anything
inherently
wrong
with
getting
a
150
on
the
LSAT?
Not
at
all!
Much
like
when
you’re
in
law
school,
the
bell
curve
exists.
Not
only
is
somebody
going
to
get
a
150
on
the
LSAT,
most
people
will
—
it
is
pretty
close
to
the
median,
after
all.
But
to
get
an
average
score
and
blame
Black
people
rather
than,
I
don’t
know,
the
people
in
your
application
pool
who
scored
higher
than
you,
is
some
magical
thinking
that
might
suggest
you
aren’t
really
ready
to
think
like
a
lawyer
—
people
prepared
for
law
school
understand
that
factors
are
a
thing.
Sure,
you
have
a
great
GPA,
but
a
3.9
from
majoring
in
Basketweaving
isn’t
the
same
as
a
3.6
from
someone
who
double
majored
in
Physics
and
Math.
Also,
was
your
personal
statement
any
good?
Did
you
only
apply
to
T14s?
Because
there
is
definitely
some
school
that
would
have
taken
this
person
if
the
other
parts
of
their
application
were
up
to
par.
Maybe
not
Duke,
but
probably
Drake.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.