zenplatypus

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   by zenplatypus 11y ago

   Blind hiring is a good idea. But definitely cannot explain the bulk of the issue. It is systemic and the article completely writes of the idea that there is a pipeline problem - which ignores a lot of the pre-college factors that go into wh
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   by zenplatypus 11y ago

   It is vaguely mentioned in the article but I think controlling for the type of schools that students are exiting from is an important factor in determining if there is a "pipeline" problem. For example it was mentioned that Black
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   As Rental Prices Rise, Women Stay in Bad Relationships to Survive(broadly.vice.com)

   1 points by zenplatypus 11y ago|0 comments
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   by zenplatypus 11y ago

   Unfortunately, with the case for perfectly effective altruism, the ambiguity of these type of arguments of where the "best" impact can be made usually fold back into the the idea that the donation is seeking not just advancement i
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   by zenplatypus 11y ago

   I think this touches the odd phenomenon of our hedonic preferences. In a given moment there are probably a majority of people in corporate, public ("money making machines" as I believe someone referred to them as) who would state