Re:Facebook’s diversity efforts show little progress after f...
by throwawaymath on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:44PM
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But percentages are zero sum. You can't increase diversity without decreasing homogeneity.
Re:Facebook’s diversity efforts show little progress after f...
by frgtpsswrdlame on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:46PM
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Increasing a minority will require decreasing the share of the majority. Either you're okay with that or you're not.
Re:Facebook’s diversity efforts show little progress after f...
by manfredo on Friday July 13, 2018 @12:25PM
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I'm not sure I follow. If a company has 75% from group A and 25% from group B while these groups make up 66% and 33% of the population respectively then it makes sense to address the underrepresentation of group B. But why would we applaud a 50/50 ratio? Isn't that just an underrepresentation if group A? A majority is not necessarily an overrepresentation.
This line if thing seems liable to give credence to the notion that "diversity" is a dog whistle for achieving an underrepresentation of undesirable groups (men, Whites, and increasingly Asians).
Re:Facebook’s diversity efforts show little progress after f...
by java_script on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:48PM
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Then by definition you are not "all for diversity".
I am all for diversity, but this sentence upsets me. Decreasing one population in the place should not be the goal.