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> "we aren't against diversity"..."they should make their bones, same as we did" sounds like it could come from any all white male institution.

It could... if you choose to cast it that way. It could also come from any self-selecting group where the selection process is part of the group identity.

Group identity isn't just a matter of waking up one day, declaring yourself a member of $GROUP, and $GROUP being obliged to accept you.



I don't disagree, but quite often $GROUP lies to itself about who and how it accepts those into the $GROUP.

And let's be honest, this isn't a problem if the $GROUP is a bunch of people hanging out in their living room or grabbing a beer once a week, but it does become a problem when the $GROUP is making hiring decisions or when $GROUP decides to harass someone online. Then it is those subconscious selectors that define the group and its members more than the how the $GROUP thinks it defines itself.


I think that's an effective commentary on how those outside the group see it defined, rather than one on how the group defines membership.

It's also a commentary on the limits of certain political lenses.


It's less "we aren't against diversity" and more "diversity is orthogonal to what we care about", I think.


I think this is exactly it. Thank you.




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