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“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use t

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” ― Philip K. Dick The word diversity used to encompass all forms of diversity, including diversity of ideas. At some point in the last few years it was rebranded and narrowed in scope to be only include gender, gender identity, race (except white people), sexual orientation (except straight people), muslims (but not christians). His definition of diversity is broader than what those on the far left have narrowed it down to.

emodendroket 9y ago
However you want to define the terms, what people objected to was his claim that Google should pursue "ideological diversity" at the expense of ethnic and gender diversity. Frankly I think it is the term "ideological diversity" that sounds more like an Orwellian neologism, and it's really telling that defenses tend to focus on claims like "he actually wants more diversity" which obscure what is actually being proposed.
- malandrew 9y ago
  I have always been under the impression that the original stated goals of those in favor of diversity was diversity of ideas and thoughts. The argument in favor of gender and racial diversity was originally based on using race and gender as proxies for individuals with different life experiences and who therefore will have different ideas and thoughts shaped by experiences as a result of their race and/or gender. Somewhere along the way using race and gender as proxies fell along the wayside and those characteristics became the goal of diversity.
  - emodendroket 9y ago
    Well then I'd say your impression was mistaken. That's been a rationale often offered for why diversity was a win for everyone, but the original intent of affirmative action and other efforts to increase diversity was actually to correct for historic injustices that saw minorities unfairly shut out of jobs and industries and still leaves them disproportionately lacking representation in those industries.

emodendroket 9y ago

However you want to define the terms, what people objected to was his claim that Google should pursue "ideological diversity" at the expense of ethnic and gender diversity. Frankly I think it is the term "ideological diversity" that sounds more like an Orwellian neologism, and it's really telling that defenses tend to focus on claims like "he actually wants more diversity" which obscure what is actually being proposed.

malandrew 9y ago
I have always been under the impression that the original stated goals of those in favor of diversity was diversity of ideas and thoughts. The argument in favor of gender and racial diversity was originally based on using race and gender as proxies for individuals with different life experiences and who therefore will have different ideas and thoughts shaped by experiences as a result of their race and/or gender. Somewhere along the way using race and gender as proxies fell along the wayside and those characteristics became the goal of diversity.
- emodendroket 9y ago
  Well then I'd say your impression was mistaken. That's been a rationale often offered for why diversity was a win for everyone, but the original intent of affirmative action and other efforts to increase diversity was actually to correct for historic injustices that saw minorities unfairly shut out of jobs and industries and still leaves them disproportionately lacking representation in those industries.