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When you said

> i would love to be able to say the same for my daughter.

I thought you were expressing support for no longer hiring white men, which is what the thread was about? I think that's immoral.

> i would love to be able to say the same for my daughter

Are you going to tell her how you did it?

This seems like a real ends-justify-the-means dilema. I think what you're advocating for is fundamentally immoral. I accept it probably achieves the result we want, but we mustn't do it because it's wrong.

> you are less valuable to me as i have lots of your type of voice already

But you didn't wait to hear my voice. You didn't let me open my mouth. You turned me down on how I looked not what I had to say. You don't know anything about what life experience I have and what unique points of view I can bring you.

> And to be clear every issue you have diverse candidates have plus loads more.

Nobody is openly, legally and systematically denying them the opportunity to prove themselves capable of a job based on the color of their skin. If they're denied based on the color of their skin they can challenge that in the courts. I can't.

> I think there are probably enough jobs in tech for everyone though..

What if more companies start banning hiring white men? What if all the Google-tier companies do, so I can't get any job above a certain salary level?

But I'm an individual. You're not denying an abstract concept of 'white men' jobs. You're denying me a job.

Just like diverse candidates I also need a job. Just like diverse candidates I also need to house and feed my family. Just like diverse candidates I aspire to get promoted.

I can't get my head around why people think it's ok to not let me try for an opportunity because I'm a white man. I can't understand how people can't see this is wrong.