Oh I sure do look forward to the well-reasoned and deeply nuanced explanation you’re sure to get in response to that question!
Why do you think DEI is a bad thing?
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Lol i was expecting something, too, but the answer is actually quite reasonable
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s civil which was nice, but it’s also an argument that is extremely poorly thought through. It’s just an appeal towards free-market regulation, which in an ideal world does work great but we have hundreds of years history that establishes this is not an ideal world.
It’s a good, optimistic, hope-for-the-future thought yes - but they’re using that to justify badmouthing DEI policies which is both incredibly counterproductive and pretty suspect.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 1 month ago
They are not really though, they are still agreeing that it is necessary, just that they wish it wasn’t. Which the people DEI is supposed to support would probably agree to
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Because it only makes sense because employers can’t be trusted to hire equitably. It is a thumb on the scales, and so is an injust act, but is currently necessary due to bad hiring practices.
Hopefully we can grow out of this and employers will just hire the best people for the job, regardless of personal circumstance.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You seem to think DEI is when employers have to meet a diversity quota, when in reality, it upholds laws stating employers can’t make any hiring decisions based on race or any other such demographic.
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 1 month ago
The D in DEI literally stands for diversity though
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion. The acts support diversity by barring exclusion on grounds of demographics and demanding equality by barring the use of demographic information as part of the hiring process. DEI does not define any minimum diversity metrics.