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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by RestlessMind on Saturday January 11, 2025 @02:24PM (#42668273)
[Aside: thanks for engaging in a civil manner, really appreciate that]

> Their kids still don't end up as programmers

I can see that there could be racism which prevents upper middle class black kids from becoming programmers. Do you think it's because of SV (metaphor) or because of racism in the pipeline leading to SV? If it's the latter, can SV even do anything about it?

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by kragen on Saturday January 11, 2025 @05:31PM (#42669473)
It's difficult to engage in a civil way on such a controversial issue. I appreciate your collaboration on that matter as well.

There's clearly a pipeline problem. As Ibrahim Diallo's experience shows, it's not just a pipeline problem; it's also an SV problem: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53180073

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