Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by ramach on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @01:51AM
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This blew up because
1) English is an imprecise language subject to multiple interpretations;
2) Viral effects develop when there are feedback loops/network effects (virtue signaling is one; conservative vs liberal politics is another)
I would hope that a more narrowly focused document written in more formal language (math) with clearly-stated assumptions and a faq that addresses common misinterpretations will have fared better but these days even expecting this might be too much (which is sad!).
The one thing I feel that lost out on all this brouhaha was the author's point that companies should value "diversity of thoughts" rather than diversity of <the current hot topic class>!
I would hope that a more narrowly focused document written in more formal language (math) with clearly-stated assumptions and a faq that addresses common misinterpretations will have fared better but these days even expecting this might be too much (which is sad!).
The one thing I feel that lost out on all this brouhaha was the author's point that companies should value "diversity of thoughts" rather than diversity of <the current hot topic class>!