I’ve done lots of work as a #DEI consultant, and heard all the associated complaints and fear-mongering, and the best response I ever heard was probably also the simplest:

“DEI is not lowering the bar, it is widening the gate.”

If you’re the best of the best, you’ll still rise to the top - all DEI does is allow everyone the opportunity to try. People who yell about DEI are simply announcing their insecurity about how their skills stack up in a larger pool.