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Re:They Acquire, Acquire, Acquire While We Build, Build, Build by tensor on Friday June 07, 2013 @04:40AM (#5837893)
Yes, people will avoid you based on your race. People will marginalize you if you are not tall, or your voice is squeaky. This isn't just anecdote, it's been studied time and time again. [1]

Jewish people are well known for being shrewd in business, for example, and often claimed to be unfairly favoured. That you would use them for an example is ironic.

You should judge on merit, not the "story" behind it nor because the founders don't exhibit your idea of social "normal." Exploiting people with your attitude is a huge part of what is wrong with society today.

[1] http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/news/companies/tall_book_ari...;

http://www.amsciepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.1987.60.3.843

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/10052978/Deep-voiced-chie...

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Re:They Acquire, Acquire, Acquire While We Build, Build, Build by ChrisNorstrom on Friday June 07, 2013 @10:09PM (#5843362)
Good point. So you know how there are Ghost Writers? Would be a good idea to use a Ghost CEO? Someone tall and masculine with a deep voice that just sort of pretends to be CEO while the real one pretends to be his assistant but really runs the show? In all seriousness I think such a strategy would work out quite well.
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