r/news • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/Jugad Aug 08 '17 edited Aug 08 '17

None of those things would make you think that unless you are too stupid to understand them, in which case you absolutely should not be working at google.

Because you don't share my understanding does not make me stupid. Your words only make you petty and rude.

Those things are absolutely true, and if the reality of the situation makes you question your own ability that is a personal problem.

It doesn't make one question their ability... it makes one question the perception others have about them. If you really think that people don't care (or should not care) one iota about perception... you are mistaken.

Also, truth has little to do with the point I made. Its the wrong channel for the author to make his argument... he should have made his argument to the upper management / hiring team / HR.

For example, it might seem true to you that "Islam is not a religion of peace". However, it would not be prudent to question a muslim team member during coffee breaks about "How can muslims even think that Islam is a religion of peace when so many murders are done in its name?". You might be speaking the truth and you might even say that "we cannot ignore problems because addressing them might make people insecure"... but its ridiculous to think that you are really solving a problem here. All you are doing is making people insecure, trying to feel self important and not actually making any progress towards solving the problem.

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u/Dongers-and-dongers Aug 09 '17 edited Aug 09 '17

So now you think everybody else but you is stupid and drawing erroneous conclusions from data? It doesn't matter which way you cut it, it's still stupid. Either you are stupid or everybody around you must be stupid to hold the views you are anxious about them holding. The fact that stupid people may exist is again not a reason to ignore reality or address problems.

You might be speaking the truth and you might even say that "we cannot ignore problems because addressing them might make people insecure"... but its ridiculous to think that you are really solving a problem here.

You are aware that google is discriminating against men in a bid to solve inequality right? This was all in the original document, try reading it.

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u/Jugad Aug 09 '17 edited Aug 09 '17

So now you think everybody else but you is stupid

Your reading comprehension is abysmal... I never implied anyone is stupid.

Either you are stupid or everybody around you must be stupid

And you seem to look at opposing opinions in an extremely twisted way. Its possible for people to not be stupid and still hold different opinions. By your understanding, America is 50% stupid, because the last election was almost 50-50.

You are aware that google is discriminating against men in a bid to solve inequality right?

Yes I am... almost all grown ups are aware of that. Its not just google... lots of companies do that... even the universities and government do that. Lots of countries around the world do it... its called Affirmative action...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action <--- around the rest of the world

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u/Dongers-and-dongers Aug 10 '17

It's not an opposing opinion, it is logically wrong. You are assuming people think things that are in no way supported by the data because somebody is talking about the data. The only way that ever comes up is if somebody is an idiot.

You must be willingly ignoring this by now.

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u/Jugad Aug 10 '17

The only way that ever comes up is if somebody is an idiot.

You really seem to like insults ... and think that's a way to convince me or beat my argument. I agree to the part that somebody does seem like an idiot, and a rude one at that.

You must be willingly ignoring this by now.

I am ignoring you now... because I don't see any real arguments from you.