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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by gabereiser on Thursday June 02, 2022 @05:23PM (#31600677)
We have that same view in software engineering as well. s/Brahmins/FAANGs and s/Dalit/Non-FAANG. Not saying it's everywhere but it exists, even on these very forums. How is one from a coding school or bootcamp ever to be seen as an equal to those that took a traditional route?

For the most part, people treat people equally but I've seen this kind of behavior on here and in person on a few occasions.

Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by adiM on Thursday June 02, 2022 @06:47PM (#31601542)
The difference with caste is that caste is inherited. If you wear rose-coloured glasses, you can assume that hiring at FAANG is merit based and a non-FAANG can move to FAANG if they want. That’s not possible with caste.