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Sure, I suppose I should have qualified that statement to refer to left leaning Americans (which are the primary demographic in US tech companies). Among these
by manfredo 7y ago
Sure, I suppose I should have qualified that statement to refer to left leaning Americans (which are the primary demographic in US tech companies). Among these circles it is not socially acceptable to acknowledge disparities between groups, particularly when those disparities are related to demographics considered marginalized.
- loopz 7y agoThis narrative is your own though.. (Not saying wether it's "true", "false" or 78% likely here)
- manfredo 7y agoThe narrative is what I have observed and experienced working in the SF Bay area, and it's what the overwhelming majority of my colleagues report as well. You can also see it playing out in this thread, where people are not-so-subtly suggesting that people who point out disparities between rates of crime between groups are white supremacists: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21527985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21527985
- loopz 7y agoThe intelligent response is to find ways to convey a message without alienating the PC crowd (who incidentally just undermines their own authority when claiming to own absolute truth). Many people have been repressed their whole lives. It doesn't get better by digging heels in, but sometimes compromise and not trying to win all wars, may turn out improved outcomes. A big problem is the whole dull-minded "right vs left" duality. Tribal mentality that replaces actual issues and solutions.
- empath75 7y agoI’m going to not subtly at all say that if you’re pointing that out, you’re a racist.