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Re:The power of role models by zigzigzag on Saturday February 25, 2017 @02:43PM (#13733411)
Meritocracy paradoxically seems to lead to worse results overall

An extreme opinion stated as if it's a fact. Can you show me the phalanx of companies systematically beating their competition by deliberately hiring incompetent but genetically "diverse" people?

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Re:The power of role models by stale2002 on Saturday February 25, 2017 @03:27PM (#13733646)
No... You don't hire incompetent people. You hire competent people. The "competition" is the one that is hiring the incompetent people, by missing out on half of the talent.

Focusing on diversity makes your company MORE competent, not less.

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Re:The power of role models by camelite on Sunday February 26, 2017 @05:00PM (#13740199)
No. Focusing on competence AKA merit makes your company more competent. Focusing on something else necessarily hinders your ability to focus on competence.
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