That the new administration is opposed to "DEI" (and is quick to use it as a scapegoat for just about everything bad) is unsurprising and was expected, but the aggressiveness of today's anti-DEI purge is still jarring and disturbing. They are creating an atmosphere in which any attempt to hire, promote, or engage with anyone other than a white male will be regarded as inherently suspect.
The damage - to both individuals and to our institutions - will likely be both swift and long lasting.
I've mentioned this before, but it bears repeating. EVERY SINGLE TIME I've been part of a committee or decision-making body that was explicitly mandated to consider diversity as part of its process, it resulted in better, more thoughtful decisions and outcomes. EVERY TIME.
Diversity yields enormous, and often unexpected, benefits. And inclusion is not a zero-sum game.
@sun I'm sorry you feel so threatened by different people. Perhaps you'll grow out of it.
@sun Maybe you could learn from this really smart guy? (Whose experience matches mine, even though I'm not as smart; in fact I enjoy being the dumbest person in the room)
@mattblaze
@sun
On the off-chance that you're not a troll: “DEI is not lowering the bar, it is widening the gate.” ... "DEI *raises* the bar, since you have a bigger talent pool ..."
https://hachyderm.io/@aronow/113875619118750711
@mattblaze