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You immediately started calling me a bigot in your very first reply. I wonder why you had to resort to name calling so quickly, if your position is so strong... Any positive traits I would encounter from knowing a…
Except study after study shows that good outcomes result from hiring diverse candidates...
> First, what evidence do we have that diversity does result in a company performing better, or gaining that amazing employee? He argues that this is an unfounded assumption. It's not an assumption. > Along all…
They aren't studying because it's not worth the effort, due to the racism.
...who is telling black kids that everything is shit or that there's no point in trying?
Sorry what? That's not how affirmative action works at all, you have to be qualified for a given spot, the whole point is that there are way too many qualified candidates as it is.
There's a strong left-leaning bias in the general American population as well, so I'm not surprised (45% vs 40%).[0] [0] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-v...
If you have the skills, yeah absolutely.
Huh?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34673386 See this list for a very small start into understanding why the same amount of "hard work" won't help a black person succeed academically in America.
I did, in another comment.
Yeah but getting to that level despite all of the shit holding black people (and other minority groups) back is insanely hard. So yeah, once you're there it probably gets a bit easier, but getting there is nearly…
You keep citing this "hours of study" idea like I haven't already addressed it; when you see academic effort squashed by racism, it's no wonder at all that you stop studying. Fix racism in academia, fix the study gap,…
> There are differences between racial groups. This is not true, genetically, and if you believe there is, that's a real problem for you. As for the differences in these communities as a result of differing treatment by…
If your cultural group is substantially underrepresented in academia, why would you participate in academics? If you know the game is rigged against you, it’s perfectly reasonable not to play. I wonder what black study…
So, a) we're not talking about how people decide what to build, as that has nothing to do with working remotely, b) managers aren't involved in determining either what to build or how well the plan to build something…
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You immediately started calling me a bigot in your very first reply. I wonder why you had to resort to name calling so quickly, if your position is so strong... Any positive traits I would encounter from knowing a…
Except study after study shows that good outcomes result from hiring diverse candidates...
> First, what evidence do we have that diversity does result in a company performing better, or gaining that amazing employee? He argues that this is an unfounded assumption. It's not an assumption. > Along all…
They aren't studying because it's not worth the effort, due to the racism.
...who is telling black kids that everything is shit or that there's no point in trying?
Sorry what? That's not how affirmative action works at all, you have to be qualified for a given spot, the whole point is that there are way too many qualified candidates as it is.
There's a strong left-leaning bias in the general American population as well, so I'm not surprised (45% vs 40%).[0] [0] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-v...
If you have the skills, yeah absolutely.
Huh?
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34673386 See this list for a very small start into understanding why the same amount of "hard work" won't help a black person succeed academically in America.
I did, in another comment.
Yeah but getting to that level despite all of the shit holding black people (and other minority groups) back is insanely hard. So yeah, once you're there it probably gets a bit easier, but getting there is nearly…
You keep citing this "hours of study" idea like I haven't already addressed it; when you see academic effort squashed by racism, it's no wonder at all that you stop studying. Fix racism in academia, fix the study gap,…
> There are differences between racial groups. This is not true, genetically, and if you believe there is, that's a real problem for you. As for the differences in these communities as a result of differing treatment by…
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If your cultural group is substantially underrepresented in academia, why would you participate in academics? If you know the game is rigged against you, it’s perfectly reasonable not to play. I wonder what black study…
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So, a) we're not talking about how people decide what to build, as that has nothing to do with working remotely, b) managers aren't involved in determining either what to build or how well the plan to build something…