News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on MIT abandons use of DEI statements. Parent comment

Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by skissane on Sunday May 05, 2024 @11:49PM (#40270981)
I agree with you that it is best avoided whenever possible.

However, I think the other points I made, that (a) some invocations of it are legitimate, and (b) it serves a useful purpose in labelling a real phenomenon, for which we don't have any widely accepted alternative label – still stand.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by jimbokun on Monday May 06, 2024 @09:14AM (#40274243)
So avoiding using the word is a good heuristic, not an algorithm.
[ Parent | on HN ]