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> and diversity hires before the diversity hires, there were nepo hires. they didn't suddenly throw "merit" out the window to make way for diversity, it was al
by matrix87 2y ago
> and diversity hires
before the diversity hires, there were nepo hires. they didn't suddenly throw "merit" out the window to make way for diversity, it was already a lie to begin with
- ta8645 2y agoYou're not wrong, you're just failing to appreciate the difference in scale.
- csomar 2y agoThough changing the system during the French revolution led Napoleon to take over Europe. Nepo is sclerotic, it might not look very bad now but give it a few generations and you end up really way down there. A more efficient governance will then take you over.
- tbrownaw 2y ago> didn't suddenly throw "merit" out the window to make way for diversity, it was already a lie to begin with Deviations from an ideal (hire whoever will be most effective at doing whatever it is you're hiring them to do), whether intentional (nepotism, e.a., trading favors, etc) or accidental (for example trusting formal credentials a little to much), do not make that ideal a "lie".
- matrix87 2y agoI'm not saying that merit in itself is a lie, I'm saying that when they retroactively use "merit" to justify decisions, it frequently is
- Jensson 2y ago> before the diversity hires, there were nepo hires There still are nepo hires, you just added to the problem with diversity hires it didn't fix the nepo hire issue.