> If it wouldn't on average it's reasonable to assume that there is a bias of some sort. You can decide if this bias desirable or not.
This doesn't answer my question. Is equality of outcome in the NBA a desirable goal or not?
If not, why is it one in science or tech fields?
> Because they don't seem to care.
I'm sure many do. Many women "don't seem to care" that they took nursing jobs while many men took software engineering jobs.
How many Hispanic men have to feel like they'd rather be famous millionaire basketball players before we get the NBA to start with racial quotas?
I don't mean to be pedantic. It just seems obvious that American black culture puts a heavier emphasis on basketball, and that results in more world-class basketball players. That in no way implies anything is wrong with basketball or the NBA, and therefore taking measures to bring about "equality of outcome" would be unfair and undesirable.
...and that's why policy attempting to create "equality of outcome" is not inherently desirable in science / tech (or anywhere else).
> This doesn't answer my question. Is equality of outcome in the NBA a desirable goal or not?
Sorry I didn't get that you were interested in my personal opinion on that topic. I just tried to tell you what I would find a reasonable approach to answer that question.
> I'm sure many do. Many women "don't seem to care" that they took nursing jobs while many men took software engineering jobs.
Yeah, seems like many of them are still ok with the situation. I'm just saying that it is likely that there will be a problem in the future and its better to fix it now than later. Plus, I think you would agree, that this problem is on a social level more relevant than your NBA example.
> Sorry I didn't get that you were interested in my personal opinion on that topic. I just tried to tell you what I would find a reasonable approach to answer that question.
What you're seeing as a "reasonable approach," though, may not be logically consistent.
You asked why equality of outcomes isn't a desirable goal in science and tech. I asked you if it's desirable goal for the NBA but you're not giving me a straight answer.
> Yeah, seems like many of them are still ok with the situation. I'm just saying that it is likely that there will be a problem in the future and its better to fix it now than later.
I'm not sure of this. There are many more female nurses than men and I don't see it as a problem now or even necessarily requiring "fixing."
> Plus, I think you would agree, that this problem is on a social level more relevant than your NBA example.
Of course--that's why I'm driving this wedge. It's more relevant on a social level but not for rational reasons. If you can acknowledge that differences in outcomes are inevitable among individuals and not inherently indicative of a problem (as in the NBA), you'd have to question whether or not differences in outcomes in science / tech are necessarily the result of sexism or even bad.
And that answers your question. If we can acknowledge the end result of individuals freely making their own decisions will not be equal outcomes, then pursuing equal outcomes is not necessarily a desirable goal.
I would disagree. "Difference of affinity" is in my opinion one of the main factors. The real question is where does this difference come from and my best answer to that question would be nudging. And this nudging is exactly addressed by quotas. They are not there to make the numbers look nice.
Why do we see so few East Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish NBA players? What policy would you create to correct this "injustice?"