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>changing names to initials is a small-minded attempt at solving a much more serious issue. They don't care about solving it, just not being easy to pin a judg
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>changing names to initials is a small-minded attempt at solving a much more serious issue.
They don't care about solving it, just not being easy to pin a judgement on when it comes to a head.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoYeah, seems like so. Issue: "Black people get less confirmations than white people, we have the data." AirBnB Solution: "No pictures, initials only." Data after a few months: "Black people have comparably equal acceptance rates to white people." AirBnB: "We've solved racism!"
- rdtwo 5y agoWell it seems like yes that does solve some the racism on the platform. They aren’t trying to solve global racism