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> violent revenge If not violent, we're creating the next generation of bigots. The current people identifying with James Damore (=men who were promised they
by tajen 9y ago
> violent revenge
If not violent, we're creating the next generation of bigots.
The current people identifying with James Damore (=men who were promised they would be selected on skills) are as young as 15 years old. Do we expect them to be inclusive during the remaining 45 years before their retirement?
I don't even understand how I should adapt my expectations for career. If competence isn't the criteria anymore, what is, then? Do opportunities now depend on our ethnicity, gender and religion? "Sorry, we know the situation is unfair for males, we're only looking for males who don't mind never being promoted and who know how to shut up." Should I choose an education based on the male/female balance in that sector? In which direction should a white male adapt?
- yahna 9y agoHow far does a person have to go before we can call them out as a racist? If they go right up to the line, but don't cross it, and I call them out am I now responsible if they cross it later? If I see a few guys in sheets pouring gas on a cross and I call them racists, is it my fault if they light it?
- honestoHeminway 9y agoAccomplished Diplomacy is the skill of choice. If you can manipulate all those political warriors and fanatics to support propelling you on - against there own interests, you may have a career still. Think of it, less like a race of skilled people- and more, like rising through the ranks of a political party.
- slindz 9y agoBut I chose computers because I like clear cut solutions and the lack of bullshit......
- honestoHeminway 9y agoThe fundamental problem is- you where to succesfull. Society moved into your flat, and with society came the priest-caste and the various lords of various thiefdoms.
- lordCarbonFiber 9y agoCompetence was never the criteria for success in tech. At least as long as I've been around, so maybe we'll say certainly not in the 21st century. It's all about being male, preferably white, with a piece of paper from a good school that knows the right words to beat the culture fit. So far in my career the only people I've see wax poetic about competence are the incompetent ones desperately stroking their own egos.