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Am I the only one that sees an inconsistency between the touchy feely world of inclusiveness and diversity within these US tech companies, and the Darwinian har

Am I the only one that sees an inconsistency between the touchy feely world of inclusiveness and diversity within these US tech companies, and the Darwinian harshness of life outside them in the US? I'm thinking of what seems to an outsider like a generally held callousness towards those that fall through the cracks, and a focus on individual agency as being the sole determinant of success, ignoring very real factors like background etc.

slindz 9y ago
No. Plenty of people see what's happening and play along because it's pretty dangerous not to. This guy was naive enough to try and present a rational and measured suggestion for meaningful improvement.
cerealbad 9y ago
american civilization lacks the maturity of foresight. their <250 year history is greedy search. this permeates all levels of their culture and cements company ethos as a race between employees rather than a collaborative endeavor in profit sharing, stable growth, harmonious balance. you should look at it as a sandbox environment to test out human ingenuity, everything else be damned. americans are ephemeral, they don't exist as a collective. despite the quasi-fascist 100 year long effort to build militaristic patriotism into the hearts and minds of the young. how many american politicians have been educated in the far east? asia is the biggest threat to american dominance in the next century and americas role in world government is only nascent. they will have a clear road towards leadership and development of the human race going forward. yet their business, cultural and political thinkers have no experience with half of the worlds population. everyone says one thing and does something else. it's more transparent and sleazy in america. give them another few hundred years to refine their technique.

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Am I the only one that sees an inconsistency between the touchy feely world of inclusiveness and diversity within these US tech companies, and the Darwinian har

by Boothroid 9y ago

slindz 9y ago
No. Plenty of people see what's happening and play along because it's pretty dangerous not to. This guy was naive enough to try and present a rational and measured suggestion for meaningful improvement.
cerealbad 9y ago
american civilization lacks the maturity of foresight. their <250 year history is greedy search. this permeates all levels of their culture and cements company ethos as a race between employees rather than a collaborative endeavor in profit sharing, stable growth, harmonious balance. you should look at it as a sandbox environment to test out human ingenuity, everything else be damned. americans are ephemeral, they don't exist as a collective. despite the quasi-fascist 100 year long effort to build militaristic patriotism into the hearts and minds of the young. how many american politicians have been educated in the far east? asia is the biggest threat to american dominance in the next century and americas role in world government is only nascent. they will have a clear road towards leadership and development of the human race going forward. yet their business, cultural and political thinkers have no experience with half of the worlds population. everyone says one thing and does something else. it's more transparent and sleazy in america. give them another few hundred years to refine their technique.