I don't remember The Giver well enough to comment (though I agree the lack of b&w-to-color is profoundly ridiculous), but as someone who also only knows Divergent through pop culture osmosis I SO AGREE?? Like at least with Hogwarts sorting there's the possibility of spinning it to be about what motivates you/what you value the most, so it's more like "you aren't just one quality but this is the thing that matters THE MOST to you." And Divergent doesn't seem to be that? And based on what I've read the purpose of this (though I could be wrong/misinterpreting something) seems to be make sure that society will cease with infighting and causing conflict? Which is ALSO RIDICULOUS because people fight just as much - if not more - when they're too alike rather than being too different. DIVERGENT, YOU'RE WEIRD.

eta: okay having read the comments/discussion above now I feel silly and things make more sense. (though I'm still not totally sure about the reasoning for such a system of classification bcs for real, isn't "sameness of personality" an easy way to clash? idk.)