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Ding! We have a winner! If you are so blind as to think that looking around and seeing nobody like you for values of you in minority groups in a position does
by earl 17y ago
Ding! We have a winner!
If you are so blind as to think that looking around and seeing nobody like you for values of you in minority groups in a position doesn't discourage qualified people, well, then you're not only ignorant of the last 30-40 years of social science research, but also live a life so self-unexamined as to not be aware of your own privilege. Thank you for the demonstration.
Queue the downmodding... now.
- natrius 17y agoYour viewpoint is valid, and a more constructive presentation of it would have been valuable.
- prodigal_erik 17y agoQualified people don't dip their toes in to see how welcome they feel, or how the money is, or anything else that happens offscreen. They live and breathe this stuff. Before PCs were available, some used to commit petty crimes just to score some computer time. And nobody regarded this compulsion as any kind of privilege until the pay improved.