So, basically DEI for folks who (not all, but most) believe DEI has/d zero net benefits 😊 Note: not insinuating that my friend Jesse is one of those. Instead he is making a valid intellectual point, yet the irony of the situation needs to be pointed out.

DEI, with all its problems and politicization, was intended to bring un/under-represented voices and experiences to academia. Conservatives are now excluded from academia, so such calls are basically DEI for conservatives. Different group, same logic, and good logic.