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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @05:21PM (#30520844)
Couldn't that be a follow-on effect from a lifetime of advantages in education and opportunity costs? It's not necessary to imagine a special Brahmin-loving company administration.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by User23 on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @05:45PM (#30521076)
It’s also a general pattern that follows from human assortative mating. Then add to that inheritance laws and over the centuries the upper classes can acquire serious cumulative advantages. Of course it occasionally backfires, such as in the case of Habsburg inbreeding.
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Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by AdmiralAsshat on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @05:38PM (#30521012)
Oh, definitely. It could be neither intentional nor malicious. But it would still be interesting to know.
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