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...Or they just asked a number of people to recommend a favored book, and this is the list that they got. Why does everything have to be about diversity?
by engi_nerd 9y ago
...Or they just asked a number of people to recommend a favored book, and this is the list that they got.
Why does everything have to be about diversity?
- to_bpr 9y agoPerhaps because virtue signalling has never been more popular? In an industry where we all earn well, have similar qualities of life, similar careers, etc. virtue signalling (often wherever possible) appears to have become the perceived fertile soil for differentiating yourself, and "elevating" yourself.
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- bduerst 9y agoI think it's more a sign of the times. I mean, when the President broadcasts to the world that transgender people can no longer serve in the U.S. armed forces, it only deepens the systemic bias. Why is it then selfish to showcase that they are able to write good books too?
- MattGrommes 9y agoBecause diversity of thought is important. You're missing a lot if you only read books by people with similar views and experiences. For example, if you're a white man and you ask all your white male friends for book recommendations, you're going to end up with a pretty homogeneous list.
- engi_nerd 9y agoBoy, you sure don't think highly of my friends. Diversity of THOUGHT is important, but how is that directly correlated to skin color?
- MattGrommes 9y agoPeople with different skin color have vastly different life experiences which leads to diversity of thought.
- ar-jan 9y agoAnd why would the people making this list have to provide that diversity? Either they want to on their own, without anyone telling them, or the reader of the list can go looking for it themselves. Note, I'm in favor of all kinds of diversity, but I disagree when people start telling other (groups of) people what they should do.