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Companies aim to do many things, because they are a gestalt entity. In many companies, the higher-ups aim to perpetuate an 'old-boy' network, rewarding their fr

Companies aim to do many things, because they are a gestalt entity. In many companies, the higher-ups aim to perpetuate an 'old-boy' network, rewarding their friends with high-paying cushy jobs. They are actually aiming to discriminate, amichall. In addition, nobody is going to sit down, go through someone's DNA sequence, and say "oh, now I have more knowledge about John Freeman. I am going to discard my prejudices against black people because I have a sequence of letters in front of me! Rational thought is so great!" No, you eliminate discrimination through education and confrontation. Each generation that mixes with other groups will discriminate less than the one that came before. In conclusion, you, sir, are either severely misinformed about the world or an idiot. Or both.

amichail 19y ago
If hiring the best people means the difference between your company succeeding or failing, then maybe you will put aside your prejudices and hire the best candidate for a job. As for going through a DNA sequence, obviously you would have software to look for patterns that are beneficial to your company. The check would be automated and quick. And please, no need for ad hominem attacks.
- inklesspen 19y ago
  That's not an ad hominem attack. I wasn't saying your argument is wrong because you don't know how the world works. I was saying your argument is wrong because of X, Y, and Z, and incidentally you don't know how the world works. Your responses continue to show that you don't know how the world works. You aren't going to find DNA patterns that are beneficial to your company. Identical twins with identical DNA can have incredibly different personalities. Humans share 94% of our DNA with chimpanzees, amichall. In conclusion, please go watch Gattaca and then go join the real world for a bit.
  - amichail 19y ago
    Well, I'm certainly not going to insult you, whether it's part of my argument or not. I may not reply to your future comments though.
  - pg 19y ago
    That's not an ad hominem attack. Technically, perhaps, but it was name-calling. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't do that.
    - brlewis 19y ago
      You have to get extremely technical to claim that "either severely misinformed about the world or an idiot" is not an ad-hominem attack. Perhaps a compiler could not prove that the ad-hominem is reachable, but all us humans see it.

amichail 19y ago

If hiring the best people means the difference between your company succeeding or failing, then maybe you will put aside your prejudices and hire the best candidate for a job. As for going through a DNA sequence, obviously you would have software to look for patterns that are beneficial to your company. The check would be automated and quick. And please, no need for ad hominem attacks.

inklesspen 19y ago
That's not an ad hominem attack. I wasn't saying your argument is wrong because you don't know how the world works. I was saying your argument is wrong because of X, Y, and Z, and incidentally you don't know how the world works. Your responses continue to show that you don't know how the world works. You aren't going to find DNA patterns that are beneficial to your company. Identical twins with identical DNA can have incredibly different personalities. Humans share 94% of our DNA with chimpanzees, amichall. In conclusion, please go watch Gattaca and then go join the real world for a bit.
- amichail 19y ago
  Well, I'm certainly not going to insult you, whether it's part of my argument or not. I may not reply to your future comments though.
- pg 19y ago
  That's not an ad hominem attack. Technically, perhaps, but it was name-calling. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't do that.
  - brlewis 19y ago
    You have to get extremely technical to claim that "either severely misinformed about the world or an idiot" is not an ad-hominem attack. Perhaps a compiler could not prove that the ad-hominem is reachable, but all us humans see it.