On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 07:00:12PM -0800, Razer wrote:
A cottage industry has emerged that reminds us uncomfortably of SAT prep," Karla Monterroso, VP of programs for Code2040, an organization for black and Latino techies, wrote in a critique of the whiteboard interview. [...] This means companies tend to favor recent computer science grads from top-tier schools who have had time to cram; in other words, it doesn't help diversify the field with women, older people, and people of color.
Because "racially and genderly diversifying the the computer science field is import because _ _ _ _ !" Of course, that's a really easy question to answer. "But ... PRIVILEGE MOFO!" is what then comes back. Take notice: - holding first my duty to myself is not evil - holding first my duty to my family is not evil - holding first my duty to my principles is not evil - holding first my duty to my [ ethnic | racial | national ] preferences is not evil - holding that merit is more important than "geographically localised XYZ diversity", is not evil Feel free to wallow in the evil of your so called privilege and your so-called "evil" lack of geographically localised XYZ diversity! Suck it up buttercup, I'm getting on with my life! I joined this list to escape Snowflake Syndrome (also appearing in the guise of Stockholm Syndrome and other miasmic myopias). Sometimes I do wonder at humans ... amazing creatures.