Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by tptacek on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:39PM
(#14953935)
Well, I have basically nothing but respect for Jessica Livingston, but if that's what she believes, she's wrong about that. She had to be wrong about something eventually!
I'm pretty sure this isn't what Graham meant to write, but the only thing I ever see people take away from that essay is "the worst ideas are unfairly maligned". Judge the essay for its actual impact on the marketplace ideas. What's the good that's come of it?
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by sillysaurus3 on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:43PM
(#14953969)
Sorry, I was mistaken. I looked up the quote: http://foundersatwork.posthaven.com/the-sound-of-silence
One of my favorite parts of “What You Can’t Say”:
> Darwin himself was careful to tiptoe around the implications of his theory. He wanted to spend his time thinking about biology, not arguing with people who accused him of being an atheist.
That's quite a bit different from calling it her favorite. Anyway, I was only curious.
Why do you feel it's his worst essay? People generally regard it as one of his best. Jessica said it's her favorite, for example.
It's difficult to infer from this thread why it's his worst. Rather than guess, I thought I'd ask.