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Why is a "lack of diversity" a problem? Do different races have different attributes which complement each other on a team?

romanovcode 3y ago
> Do different races have different attributes which complement each other on a team? Actually, no. In reality diversity is hindering progress since humans are not far from apes and really like inclusivity and tribalism. We sure do like to pretend it does tho.
- lupusreal 3y ago
  Amazon considers an ethnicly homogenous workforce as a unionization threat. Ethnic diversity is seen as reducing the risk of unionization because diverse workers have a harder time relating to each other. I think this partially explains why corporations are so keen on diversity. The other part is decision makers in the corporation being true believers in the virtue of diversity. These complement each other; the best people to drive cynically motivated diversity agendas are people who really do believe they're doing the right thing.
fdsfdsafdsafds 3y ago
By that argument, developing countries aren't very diverse at all, which is why they aren't doing as well.
tczMUFlmoNk 3y ago
Yep, people from different backgrounds bring different experiences and perspectives, which complement each other and make products more useful for more people. Race and gender are two characteristics that lead to pretty different lived experiences, so having team members who can represent those experiences matters.
- latency-guy2 3y ago
  > people from different backgrounds bring different experiences and perspectives, which complement each other and make products more useful for more people. Clearly not in this case, so it comes into question how right you think you are. What is the racial and sexual makeup of the team that developed this system prompt? Should we disqualify any future attempt at that same racial and sexual makeup of team to be made again? > Race and gender are two characteristics that lead to pretty different lived experiences, so having team members who can represent those experiences matters. They matter so much, everything else is devalued?
- rosmax_1337 3y ago
  Does this mean that teams consisting of mainly brown and black members should actively seek out white members, rejecting black and brown potential members?

romanovcode 3y ago

> Do different races have different attributes which complement each other on a team? Actually, no. In reality diversity is hindering progress since humans are not far from apes and really like inclusivity and tribalism. We sure do like to pretend it does tho.

lupusreal 3y ago
Amazon considers an ethnicly homogenous workforce as a unionization threat. Ethnic diversity is seen as reducing the risk of unionization because diverse workers have a harder time relating to each other. I think this partially explains why corporations are so keen on diversity. The other part is decision makers in the corporation being true believers in the virtue of diversity. These complement each other; the best people to drive cynically motivated diversity agendas are people who really do believe they're doing the right thing.

fdsfdsafdsafds 3y ago

By that argument, developing countries aren't very diverse at all, which is why they aren't doing as well.

tczMUFlmoNk 3y ago

Yep, people from different backgrounds bring different experiences and perspectives, which complement each other and make products more useful for more people. Race and gender are two characteristics that lead to pretty different lived experiences, so having team members who can represent those experiences matters.

latency-guy2 3y ago
> people from different backgrounds bring different experiences and perspectives, which complement each other and make products more useful for more people. Clearly not in this case, so it comes into question how right you think you are. What is the racial and sexual makeup of the team that developed this system prompt? Should we disqualify any future attempt at that same racial and sexual makeup of team to be made again? > Race and gender are two characteristics that lead to pretty different lived experiences, so having team members who can represent those experiences matters. They matter so much, everything else is devalued?
rosmax_1337 3y ago
Does this mean that teams consisting of mainly brown and black members should actively seek out white members, rejecting black and brown potential members?