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You should consider the advantage you have of being aware of the industry at all. Not everyone has that opportunity. Some portion of responsibility devolves o

You should consider the advantage you have of being aware of the industry at all. Not everyone has that opportunity. Some portion of responsibility devolves on you to share the (not entirely meritocratic) good fortune you've received. As the song goes, check your privilege.

donatj 13y ago
This is just silly. One fifth of the world is on Facebook, they are aware of Facebook and that it makes ton of money, they are aware of the industry. Interest ≠ Privilege. I grew up very poor but was always VERY interested in technology every way possible. I got a 20 year old computer used for very cheap in my early teens and learned to program on this. Almost any child is capable of this. Its not privilege, its interest. Anyone with interest is perfectly capable.
- thatswrong0 13y ago
  There are environments in which interest is much less likely to develop. For instance, what if your peers had thought and repeated that learning and reading were stupid? Or what if your parents were completely apathetic about your education? Or what if one of your parents was in jail your entire life? What if you had no choice but join a gang? There are children, and maybe you were one of them, who can persevere despite these circumstances. But I think it's important to note that the differences in interest can also be a result of 'privilege'.
  - gretful 13y ago
    That wouldn't be donatj's fault, it would be the fault of the culture holding their people back. Maybe JJ should look inward instead of outward for a solution.
    - thatswrong0 13y ago
      I agree. I think that Jesse Jackson is indeed being ridiculous in what he is targeting. We should be investigating the systems that lead to a lack of minority candidates applying to work at these companies.. Namely, systems like the entirety of the criminal justice system with discriminatory policies such as 3 strikes or the war on drugs.

donatj 13y ago

This is just silly. One fifth of the world is on Facebook, they are aware of Facebook and that it makes ton of money, they are aware of the industry. Interest ≠ Privilege. I grew up very poor but was always VERY interested in technology every way possible. I got a 20 year old computer used for very cheap in my early teens and learned to program on this. Almost any child is capable of this. Its not privilege, its interest. Anyone with interest is perfectly capable.

thatswrong0 13y ago
There are environments in which interest is much less likely to develop. For instance, what if your peers had thought and repeated that learning and reading were stupid? Or what if your parents were completely apathetic about your education? Or what if one of your parents was in jail your entire life? What if you had no choice but join a gang? There are children, and maybe you were one of them, who can persevere despite these circumstances. But I think it's important to note that the differences in interest can also be a result of 'privilege'.
- gretful 13y ago
  That wouldn't be donatj's fault, it would be the fault of the culture holding their people back. Maybe JJ should look inward instead of outward for a solution.
  - thatswrong0 13y ago
    I agree. I think that Jesse Jackson is indeed being ridiculous in what he is targeting. We should be investigating the systems that lead to a lack of minority candidates applying to work at these companies.. Namely, systems like the entirety of the criminal justice system with discriminatory policies such as 3 strikes or the war on drugs.