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When people say SV has a diversity problem, they aren't talking about diversity in ideas, but diversity in social opportunity. Maybe that's not useful in the ab
by Retra 11y ago
When people say SV has a diversity problem, they aren't talking about diversity in ideas, but diversity in social opportunity. Maybe that's not useful in the abstract, but we don't live in the abstract. And racial and gender diversity become a political and marketing issues -- things you can't just ignore because you don't like them.
So your last paragraph really comes off like you are trying to say SV doesn't have a diversity problem at all. Or rather, it lacks diversity, but that it isn't a problem, because the only diversity you care about is innovation.
- notduncansmith 11y ago> When people say SV has a diversity problem, they aren't talking about diversity in ideas, but diversity in social opportunity. I think that's only a problem because an equivalent to Silicon Valley, but with other groups more equally represented (or rather, similarly overrepresented) hasn't presented itself. > it lacks diversity, but that it isn't a problem, because the only diversity you care about is innovation. That was more or less my last point, yeah. If you're not making a case for cultural diversity based on business, then I'm not sure how you expect to get most businesses on board.
- Retra 11y agoWell, I'm not sure there is reliable data that suggests culture fit actually improves innovation. Given that those terms are even well-defined in the first place. It comes off very much like rationalization, not rationality.