Re:Hiring for tech jobs has increased more than 100% in thes...
by Chris2048 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:52PM
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sarcastic hyperbole is unhelpful at the best of times, but in this case it isn't really established to what extent "trends of racism in the Midwest against minorities firsthand" has been seen. The sole reason we might assume is that dexwiz mentions that they "Moved from the Midwest to the Bay Area" with no more detail than that.
How much of the midwest, where, for how long; what did they witness firsthand? what did they hear?
It's a stretch to assume so much without projecting your own assumptions about the midwest.
> Have you considered that their experiences may actually be true?
We don't have experiences, we have conclusions. and without knowledge of the experiences that inform them, it's hard to judge their truth. There's also the issue of what "the midwest is unfriendly to non-white people" means; taken to either absolute is crazy: "any racism in the midwest means the midwest is racist", "any tolerance in the midwest means the midwest isn't racist". Clearly, the statement needs qualification to be useful, it's not a matter of "true or false" without clear thresholds.
How much of the midwest, where, for how long; what did they witness firsthand? what did they hear?
It's a stretch to assume so much without projecting your own assumptions about the midwest.
> Have you considered that their experiences may actually be true?
We don't have experiences, we have conclusions. and without knowledge of the experiences that inform them, it's hard to judge their truth. There's also the issue of what "the midwest is unfriendly to non-white people" means; taken to either absolute is crazy: "any racism in the midwest means the midwest is racist", "any tolerance in the midwest means the midwest isn't racist". Clearly, the statement needs qualification to be useful, it's not a matter of "true or false" without clear thresholds.