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Re:SoftBank launches $100m minorities startup fund
by sillysaurusx on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:07AM
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I hear you. But so what if it’s inconsistent? Why does it matter?
It’s a bit like criticizing SpaceX for spending so much money going into space when that money could be used here at home, to solve real problems.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it sounds like the root cause of the frustration here is what you pointed out: Right now you can create a girls-only club, but not a boys-only club. But the truth seems to be that you can create a boys-only club, and people do. They just don’t call it that.
If the objection is that you can’t openly do that without being criticized, then that’s valid too. But that’s how people feel right now. It’s not possible to say “Well, you should feel differently.” Or at least not effective.
If an initiative is helpful, why not let them? After all, we don’t know if this will help.
Re:SoftBank launches $100m minorities startup fund
by elcomet on Thursday June 04, 2020 @02:52AM
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But it is done to white people, and in huge proportions. White people are much more likely to be hired than black people given the same resume. See other comments for more details.
Re:SoftBank launches $100m minorities startup fund
by rbg246 on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:04AM
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But its a known and well studied fact that people of color are discriminated against in all areas of life, what this means that white people experience special advantage in all areas of life - so all the other startup funds are for white people (especially men) ahead of people of color.
Re:SoftBank launches $100m minorities startup fund
by baddox on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:15AM
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This is precisely how you achieve consistency, by adjusting for well-established differences in how different groups of people are treated. How else would you suggest achieving consistency, given that the status quo is not consistent? Surely by definition you need to depart from the status quo.