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Re:Did James Damore really deserve to be fired for what he w... by 0xbear on Friday August 11, 2017 @10:50PM (#14996157)
I don't see anything hilarious about this guy getting fired for a well sourced memo due to pressure from virtue signaling zealots who didn't even read it.

To those tempted to respond: do please make sure _you_ have read the original memo, not the deliberate click bait bastardization that Gizmodo has published.

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Re:Did James Damore really deserve to be fired for what he w... by relue271 on Friday August 11, 2017 @11:24PM (#14996288)
The status quo is that the sources are tenuous.

Most of what was lifted is from evolutionary psychology.

Claims from that field, and used in his write up, have not held up over time.

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