SpeedilyDamage

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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
> It's the civil rights movement in reverse. Is it? Here's what MLK has written: > “Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equa
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Are you claiming that it's the same level of better outcomes regardless of race? Because you'd be wrong.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Criticizing DEI is fine. Acting as if it isn't effective when properly implemented is on the same level as "advocating flat earth" theories, as they both fly in the face of a whole lot of data. And you're right, cla
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
What's "uncalled for" about what I said? Is this an outrage copypasta you got from somewhere? You could paste what you wrote in reply to nearly any comment on this platform and it'd be about as valid. And I didn't
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Considering all of science is having a replication crisis, you are going full flat earther, then. I really cannot overemphasize how detrimental to your argument what you just wrote is to any thinking human being. Blindly claiming all
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
No what? Harder work does not equate to better outcomes, who taught you that?
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Just… stop. DEI works when well executed. Accept that. If you want to police DEI initiatives to ensure they’re properly implemented, go for it, but the constant aversion to a so thoroughly researched concept is bordering on flat earther l
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
You immediately started calling me a bigot in your very first reply. I wonder why you had to resort to name calling so quickly, if your position is so strong... Any positive traits I would encounter from knowing a religious person would
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Except study after study shows that good outcomes result from hiring diverse candidates...
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
> First, what evidence do we have that diversity does result in a company performing better, or gaining that amazing employee? He argues that this is an unfounded assumption. It's not an assumption. > Along all dimensions measure
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
A problem a lot of tech/math minded people make is that there is some set of metrics, some set of tests or achievements or qualifications that make a candidate "objectively" the best. There isn't, not even a tiny little
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Black kids didn't have an easier time getting in, it's a lot harder for a black person to get to the place where they're even being considered for a prestigious college than it is for you to get to that place. If you see a
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
No, I'm not wrong. The only "solid" conclusions I can draw over the last hundreds of years are the systemic abuses, the bigotry and the hate that emanates from the practice of every major religion. Religion has irreparably h
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
They aren't studying because it's not worth the effort, due to the racism.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
...who is telling black kids that everything is shit or that there's no point in trying?
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Sorry what? That's not how affirmative action works at all, you have to be qualified for a given spot, the whole point is that there are way too many qualified candidates as it is.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
There's a strong left-leaning bias in the general American population as well, so I'm not surprised (45% vs 40%).[0] [0] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-v...
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
If you have the skills, yeah absolutely.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Counterpoint: some might consider a lot of the aspects of many faiths as exacerbating to a mental health disorder. Plenty of mental health issues center around faith and specific religions, even. I think society is at a net positive for le
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Huh?
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34673386 See this list for a very small start into understanding why the same amount of "hard work" won't help a black person succeed academically in America.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
And why do those cultural differences exist? What bonds "black people" together in American culture, despite coming from a whole host of diverse places that otherwise share little to no culture amongst one another?
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
I didn't say it was racism, I said it was bad logic. If there is an issue giving black people opportunities, it makes no sense to only measure the black people who already find their way into success despite the hurdles. That literall
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
I did, in another comment.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
Yeah but getting to that level despite all of the shit holding black people (and other minority groups) back is insanely hard. So yeah, once you're there it probably gets a bit easier, but getting there is nearly impossible. What we
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
I did not.
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
You keep citing this "hours of study" idea like I haven't already addressed it; when you see academic effort squashed by racism, it's no wonder at all that you stop studying. Fix racism in academia, fix the study gap, i
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
> There are differences between racial groups. This is not true, genetically, and if you believe there is, that's a real problem for you. As for the differences in these communities as a result of differing treatment by others, you&
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
If your cultural group is substantially underrepresented in academia, why would you participate in academics? If you know the game is rigged against you, it’s perfectly reasonable not to play. I wonder what black study rates would be if th
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by SpeedilyDamage 4y ago
It absolutely does mean that group A is being given more opportunities than group B when you realize there is no difference biologically between group A and group B.

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