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A comment on Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapping names for initials. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by handoflixue on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:30PM (#29817916)
Society has interests that conflict with your personal desires. If you believe men are better coders than women, society already prevents you from acting on your ideas. I don't see how this is significantly different, especially given how much "protected" classes clearly affect your odds of getting in to prestigious institutions.
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Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by lucaspm98 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:09PM (#29818238)
It’s quite the opposite, being in “historically oppressed” segments of protected classes directly and openly helps your odds of getting in to prestigious institutions.
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Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by handoflixue on Friday January 07, 2022 @02:19AM (#29836064)
So you agree that looking for prestigious institutes on a resume is unfair and disadvantages a number of groups? I never said which way the privilege swung, merely that it's clear that "attending a prestigious institute" has never been the meritocracy it claims to be.
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