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>Your argument is using some old data and substantially flawed reasoning and I'll let other people talk about it If I'm not mistaken, all of those sources are
by throwit542 11y ago
>Your argument is using some old data and substantially flawed reasoning and I'll let other people talk about it
If I'm not mistaken, all of those sources are from 2015.
You seem to be interpreting my statement of the facts regarding demographics in the tech industry as as a statement that I believe Asian Americans are privileged. I'm not saying that. I think tech is the closest industry to an honest meritocracy that exists, and if there are more Asian Americans in tech than white people, then it's probably because of differences in ambition and the extent to which education is valued.
But, I brought up those stats not to make that point, just to prove the point that the way the media, and popular perception views diversity in tech is wrong.
- Eridrus 11y agoThe CIA data is from 2007 and counts all hispanic/latino people as white. Wikipedia places the white population at 63.7% based on the 2000 census. So while it changes nothing about your comments about Asian people being over-represented, it does show that white people are not really underrepresented significantly.