3 ms·
> Wouldn't it be great if we could finally remove demographic physical characteristics from judgement so these biases from race and legacy are gone? Why do you
by ianleeclark 8y ago
> Wouldn't it be great if we could finally remove demographic physical characteristics from judgement so these biases from race and legacy are gone?
Why do you think that the biases from both race and legacy aren't still there whenever an applicant is effectively just a number tied to a varying skill set?
- manigandham 8y agoBecause anyone can learn a skill set from anywhere. By judging competence for the job, we remove all the various "how" and "why" they got there.
- ianleeclark 8y agoI don't think you're equipped to have this conversation. Good luck in life
- manigandham 8y agoIt's rather disappointing and yet enlightening that you choose to attack character instead of engaging in the discussion. It's certainly not evidence that you are somehow more "equipped" to have this conversation.
- dang 8y agoPersonal attacks will get you banned on HN. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html, refrain from flamewars, and don't do this again, regardless of how wrong someone else is.