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Not many jobs going out there that don't require some kind of degree these days. University admission is a necessary step for job acquisition in anything but un

Not many jobs going out there that don't require some kind of degree these days. University admission is a necessary step for job acquisition in anything but unskilled labor positions.

endisneigh 5y ago
yeah, but I'm not sure how discrimination at extremely elite schools is relevant to broad sector industry discrimination. don't get me wrong, discrimination is bad, but let's not act as if discrimination in getting into Harvard is in any way comparable to not being able to get a callback at McDonalds because you're black (the food industry had the highest white/black callback discrimination according to Figure 9 in the paper).
- interlocutor 5y ago
  Supply of eligible candidates comes from universities. Any discrimination at that stage certainly has an impact on the pipeline.
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    i'm not following you.
    - lugged 5y ago
      You don't want to.
      - endisneigh 5y ago
        sure I do - that's why I said I didn't follow.
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- lugged 5y ago
  It's spreading from Harvard to other schools. And from there it is being exported into HR departments around the country. You didnt notice the massive up tick in pushes for diversity in your place of work? You don't see how it's comparable? They're both instances of racism you dolt.
  - endisneigh 5y ago
    > It's spreading from Harvard to other schools. And from there it is being exported into HR departments around the country. > You didnt notice the massive up tick in pushes for diversity in your place of work? > You don't see how it's comparable? They're both instances of racism you dolt. wow lol
  - flowerlad 5y ago
    Yup, that's how it works. Starts at Harvard, then to other schools. It is Harvard that started "holistic reviews". Back then it was invented as a way to limit the number of Jewish students [1]. Then this method was adopted at other universities. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/history-privilege-elite-college-admissions/585088/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/histor...

Not many jobs going out there that don't require some kind of degree these days. University admission is a necessary step for job acquisition in anything but unskilled labor positions.

endisneigh 5y ago

yeah, but I'm not sure how discrimination at extremely elite schools is relevant to broad sector industry discrimination. don't get me wrong, discrimination is bad, but let's not act as if discrimination in getting into Harvard is in any way comparable to not being able to get a callback at McDonalds because you're black (the food industry had the highest white/black callback discrimination according to Figure 9 in the paper).

interlocutor 5y ago
Supply of eligible candidates comes from universities. Any discrimination at that stage certainly has an impact on the pipeline.
- endisneigh 5y ago
  i'm not following you.
  - lugged 5y ago
    You don't want to.
    - endisneigh 5y ago
      sure I do - that's why I said I didn't follow.
      - deleted 5y ago
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lugged 5y ago
It's spreading from Harvard to other schools. And from there it is being exported into HR departments around the country. You didnt notice the massive up tick in pushes for diversity in your place of work? You don't see how it's comparable? They're both instances of racism you dolt.
- endisneigh 5y ago
  > It's spreading from Harvard to other schools. And from there it is being exported into HR departments around the country. > You didnt notice the massive up tick in pushes for diversity in your place of work? > You don't see how it's comparable? They're both instances of racism you dolt. wow lol
- flowerlad 5y ago
  Yup, that's how it works. Starts at Harvard, then to other schools. It is Harvard that started "holistic reviews". Back then it was invented as a way to limit the number of Jewish students [1]. Then this method was adopted at other universities. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/history-privilege-elite-college-admissions/585088/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/histor...