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> If I'm genetically predisposed to not want to eat my vegetables, does that mean I shouldn't be encouraged to eat my vegetables? You're conflating two argumen

> If I'm genetically predisposed to not want to eat my vegetables, does that mean I shouldn't be encouraged to eat my vegetables? You're conflating two arguments. First, in the western diet, we objectively eat too little vegetables. It's been proven that eating more vegetables helps your overall well being. You're begging the question here by equating eating more vegetables in a Western diet to having more diversity. The former has been proven to be good, the latter has not yet been proven to have any effectiveness. And as another commenter has brought up, should be we forced to do things that are "good" for us? I know that at Google, you're forced to interview one underrepresented minority candidate for each position you're trying to fill. (Underrepresented meaning black, hispanic, or female) That sounds less like encouragement and more like coercion.

yellowapple 10y ago
"And as another commenter has brought up, should be we forced to do things that are "good" for us?" No, and I never stated or even implied such a thing. The choice to embrace diversity is precisely that: a choice. The choice to eat vegetables is precisely that: a choice. In both cases, there are purported benefits (I'd argue them in both cases to be much more proven than what you seem to believe, but that's another discussion altogether). There's nothing wrong with encouraging the world to explore those benefits. Said encouragement is not tyranny or coercion. With that said... "I know that at Google, you're forced to interview one underrepresented minority candidate for each position you're trying to fill. (Underrepresented meaning black, hispanic, or female) That sounds less like encouragement and more like coercion." I agree completely. Google and other large companies like it do not genuinely understand the benefits of diversity; they are more interested in checking boxes to make themselves look good. Along with that, they fail to realize that embracing diversity must be a voluntary and wholehearted choice for it to be effective.

yellowapple 10y ago

"And as another commenter has brought up, should be we forced to do things that are "good" for us?" No, and I never stated or even implied such a thing. The choice to embrace diversity is precisely that: a choice. The choice to eat vegetables is precisely that: a choice. In both cases, there are purported benefits (I'd argue them in both cases to be much more proven than what you seem to believe, but that's another discussion altogether). There's nothing wrong with encouraging the world to explore those benefits. Said encouragement is not tyranny or coercion. With that said... "I know that at Google, you're forced to interview one underrepresented minority candidate for each position you're trying to fill. (Underrepresented meaning black, hispanic, or female) That sounds less like encouragement and more like coercion." I agree completely. Google and other large companies like it do not genuinely understand the benefits of diversity; they are more interested in checking boxes to make themselves look good. Along with that, they fail to realize that embracing diversity must be a voluntary and wholehearted choice for it to be effective.