I agree with you, to some extent. It does not seem fair to put Risa into a "divided state" even though she's exemplary at almost everything she does. There are probably far more children who are not destined to do near the great things that Risa is capable of. The only difference is that those children have parents who can choose whether or not to unwind them; considering the social, mental, financial aspects of the situation. In Risa's case (and in the case of any other ward of the state), whether or not you get unwound depends on how much better you do at everything than the rest of the wards of the state. The children who are of age and don't care enough to help out, get good grades, etc. are unwound first, and they just analyze the various traits of the rest of the children to see who gets unwound next, mostly for lack of space.
This made me wonder - is there a chance they actually unwind the more talented kids first? We know that there is a high demand for good body parts: intelligent brains, skilled hands, etc. So if you think about it, it's almost logical to get rid of a few of the good kids too when space is needed for younger children who are not yet of age to be unwound, because getting good body parts is of more importance than getting bad ones. (And by logical, I mean logical in the book. Under no circumstances am I saying that getting rid of a future genius is a good idea)
I also thought about how being a ward of the state seems a lot like being in a harvest camp. You are constantly being analyzed to see what kind of talents you have, how athletic you are, your intellect, your weaknesses... And all of this ends up determining whether or not you will be unwound, and how soon.
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