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A comment on Gender and Race Preferences in Hiring at Silicon Valley Tech Firms [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Gender and Race Preferences in Hiring at Silicon Valley T... by milansm on Thursday November 12, 2020 @10:28AM (#25070872)
Why do we need to systematically counteract our biases? Why is that right thing to do? And who decides what is right?

I was biased when I married, I’m biased when I pick people I’ll spend time with, I’m biased when I apply for a job, and wouldn’t like it to be any other way... Of course, unless it’s me deciding for everyone else what they should optimize for their decision making process.

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Re:Gender and Race Preferences in Hiring at Silicon Valley T... by HideousKojima on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:47PM (#25073259)
Because people in power have said you must or face financial ruin, freedom of association be damned.
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