Re:Dear Silicon Valley: America’s fallen out of love with you
by jmull on Monday October 09, 2017 @11:29AM
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> And the sooner people accept this, the better for everyone.
How so? Suppose everyone accepts this... then what? What do we do with this information to change things?
I don't think racist and sexist white men are the problem. They exist, of course, and are a problem but that's not what's driving Silicon Valley's diversity issue. It's (1) the bias people have for entrusting people they understand and feel understand them and (2) the compounding opportunity gap various groups have.
Further, casting the issue this way nearly precludes a solution since it attacks and alienates the people whose help you probably need to change things -- those very white men running so much of SV and so much of everything else.
I guess it feels good to rage against the system, but in doing so you end up perpetuating and strengthening it.
How so? Suppose everyone accepts this... then what? What do we do with this information to change things?
I don't think racist and sexist white men are the problem. They exist, of course, and are a problem but that's not what's driving Silicon Valley's diversity issue. It's (1) the bias people have for entrusting people they understand and feel understand them and (2) the compounding opportunity gap various groups have.
Further, casting the issue this way nearly precludes a solution since it attacks and alienates the people whose help you probably need to change things -- those very white men running so much of SV and so much of everything else.
I guess it feels good to rage against the system, but in doing so you end up perpetuating and strengthening it.