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So... They nicely fit in with the upper-caste Americans. As long as you have a system where you make some "upper-caste" universities so expensive that only uppe

So... They nicely fit in with the upper-caste Americans. As long as you have a system where you make some "upper-caste" universities so expensive that only upper-caste people can attend them, you will keep the caste system alive. This is why education should not be privatized, there are no equal opportunities within the US as well as in India. It's all about what family you are born into. The whole caste system is also very much alive in the US. Things like good education, crime-free neighborhoods and good healthcare are all for the rich(er). Edit: This: "Except, this time, it is happening in the US tech industry, a place that people normally associate with egalitarianism and a thirst for talent regardless of colour, race, religion, or any other creed." is not really what I associate the tech industry with either. I feel it is is still very white male (like me) dominated.

p1necone 6y ago
The Indian caste system is a specific, fairly regimented thing. Not really the same as the informal structuring of society that we might colloquially refer to as a caste system. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India)
higerordermap 6y ago
In india, caste system doesn't map so clearly to wealth.
barry-cotter 6y ago
Class isn’t caste though they overlap. Caste is unique to the Indian subcontinent as far as I’m aware. It is utterly unremarkable for there to be people of different castes living in the same village whose ancestors have lived in the same area for generations who are as genetically distinct as Swedes and Sardinians. The only thing remotely similar I’m aware of was the Manchu in China. Caste is about maintaining endogamy for over 1,000 years with an average generation having zero out of caste inflow of genes. If you try to understand caste by analogy to class you will fail completely. It is its own thing.
- Ichthypresbyter 6y ago
  There have been other cases of an 'untouchable' caste who are discriminated against, like burakumin in Japan or Cagots in France. The Cagots are particularly weird, as nobody knows why they were treated like that.
- flowerlad 6y ago
  How about Hutus and Tutsis? https://www.thoughtco.com/location-of-conflict-tutsis-and-hutus-3554918 https://www.thoughtco.com/location-of-conflict-tutsis-and-hu...

p1necone 6y ago

The Indian caste system is a specific, fairly regimented thing. Not really the same as the informal structuring of society that we might colloquially refer to as a caste system. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India)

higerordermap 6y ago

In india, caste system doesn't map so clearly to wealth.

barry-cotter 6y ago

Class isn’t caste though they overlap. Caste is unique to the Indian subcontinent as far as I’m aware. It is utterly unremarkable for there to be people of different castes living in the same village whose ancestors have lived in the same area for generations who are as genetically distinct as Swedes and Sardinians. The only thing remotely similar I’m aware of was the Manchu in China. Caste is about maintaining endogamy for over 1,000 years with an average generation having zero out of caste inflow of genes. If you try to understand caste by analogy to class you will fail completely. It is its own thing.

Ichthypresbyter 6y ago
There have been other cases of an 'untouchable' caste who are discriminated against, like burakumin in Japan or Cagots in France. The Cagots are particularly weird, as nobody knows why they were treated like that.
flowerlad 6y ago
How about Hutus and Tutsis? https://www.thoughtco.com/location-of-conflict-tutsis-and-hutus-3554918 https://www.thoughtco.com/location-of-conflict-tutsis-and-hu...