Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer
by human20190310 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:22PM
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Does a person have an obligation to respect the rules of a system that, at best, only pretends to treat them fairly?
Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer
by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:52PM
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There's sometimes room for civil disobedience, where you openly stand up to authority and say you can't follow the rules because they're unconscionable.
Secretly breaking the rules because the system isn't fair is like lying because the truth will get you in trouble. It doesn't right any wrong or effect any change; you're just taking advantage of everyone who assumes you're an honest person.
Re:My father was IBM’s first black software engineer
by yawaramin on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:51PM
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> Secretly breaking the rules because the system isn't fair is like lying because the truth will get you in trouble.
So according to you, Jews in Nazi Germany should have come out as Jews instead of pretending to pass off as gentile?
If it was "This is the type of interview and type of questions you're likely to come across" - then I've no real issue. As you mention, educational opportunities were not equal, so maybe counteracts the implicit bias of not being provided with general information from tutor/peers/previous-experience - "this being your first IT interview, you should know.." or "how a bunch of white guys tend to do things"
Story is being re-told through the father, son, book and now newspaper article - so who knows.