> Hiring someone because they conform to a (non work skill based) target is discriminatory. discrimination is the enemy of diversity, be it positive or negative

> Hiring someone because they conform to a (non work skill based) target is discriminatory. discrimination is the enemy of diversity, be it positive or negative discrimination. Not sure about this one, companies hire based on whether or not they feel like people will be a cultural fit all the time (in the positive and negative sense). Is it discriminating to avoid hiring someone whom you perhaps could expect will not keep pace with what is required of their job? Or use company hours to stir up political controversy? I realize that some of this is a straw-man argument given the overlap of the discussion, but cultural fits are something companies do whether it is direct or indirect bias. Stirring up controversy is almost by definition the antithesis of a productive work environment; this is evident by all the time now wasted in the totality of Silicon Valley at this point. Is it a bad idea to stir the pot? Absolutely not, but these are definitely causal effects of it (good or bad). That being said, there is probably some evolutionary utility in generating such polarities as I would expect a social group to address the point of controversy where they vehemently disagree.