> Is diversity for it's own sake worth it? Probably. Even if the decisions made are 100% the same, or at least equivalently valuable, it has benefits throughou

> Is diversity for it's own sake worth it? Probably. Even if the decisions made are 100% the same, or at least equivalently valuable, it has benefits throughout society because it makes people everywhere feel more included, and it gives children the idea that they too can do what they want. If you're a woman or person of color or etc. and relatively _nobody_ in leadership positions has anything like your life experience, and none of them look anything like you, what does that do for either your impression of how the organization aligns with your interests, or your desire to try for a career in whatever organization? Nothing good. > If they were to say - "We have a candidate with a bold new vision for the armed forces of Germany; they bring things to the table unlike anyone else - plus they're a woman." Those are not completely unconnected things. If your baseline is 100% old white men, someone who is not in at least one of those categories is likely to have different approaches and ideas that may be worth considering. So your question is a bit problematic to answer honestly, because it explicitly assumes that the diversity of experience part is 100% divorced from the diversity of thought part.