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We need more genetic diversity in STEM. When will we be introducing DNA testing and doing mutation testing on all candidates to ensure perfectly equal distribut
by Thorentis 7y ago
We need more genetic diversity in STEM. When will we be introducing DNA testing and doing mutation testing on all candidates to ensure perfectly equal distribution of all genetic combinations among employees?
- kick 7y agoEliminating a source of bias that might prevent optimal workers from being hired is efficient, the initiatives listed in your sarcastic strawman are not.
- Thorentis 7y agoRemoving bias is good. Telling the people responsible for hiring that we need more diversity in a particular area is just introducing a new bias.
- coleifer 7y ago>optimal workers Do you actually talk / think in those terms? At the end of the day, all I care about is: are you smart, can you think critically, will you get along with others. Same goes for everyone who's hired me. And a lot of it is just chance/luck.
- greglindahl 7y agoThat's not a very good way to build a team, though. Teams need complementary people, and one part of that is having different ideas (e.g. physics vs CompSci thinkers), and having some people willing to grind out the details while others run on ahead with good ideas not fully fleshed out.
- jlawson 7y agoWe should finely differentiate between eliminating a source of bias, and adding a new bias to try to counteract a bias we think already exists. These are not the same thing.
- dehrmann 7y agoGenetic discrimination is already somewhat prohibited in the US, so laws might be ahead of industry practice for once.