Eh the idea behind it is benevolent, and it’s certainly a good attempt. I think the problem lies in when administrators try to measure effectiveness of any given program, which they do via metrics, which inevitably become quotas for something so subjective to quantify, and then the entire intent behind the program(s) become a required number to hit. It’s such a difficult thing to measure, and eventually you will have overzealous managers making boneheaded hiring/promotion decisions to show their “inclusiveness,” ultimately to further their own careers. But, again, it is necessary to promote these ideals within the government, at least so people just look at each other as people, so I dunno. It’s a sticky topic.
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I mean, I guess? Every argument I’ve heard against DEI, and affirmative action for that matter, is that it promotes hand picking and placing people that aren’t white/straight into positions of leadership only for the sheer fact that they aren’t white and straight, ignoring merit and qualification. Yeah, much of the salt is them seeing someone they perceived as being lesser than them given special advantage for promotion. I absolutely believe we need some way to help ensure everyone is given an equal shot at fulfilling upper level roles. That said, promoting a person for an important role to “fill the quota” (as it were) as opposed to the best person for the job regardless of race/sex/orientation/etc is how we build the strongest teams for important departments in both government and business, but how to counteract systemic racism and bigotry is another story.
TL:DR: I dunno. And I’m a straight white guy, so I’m probably the wrong person to ask.
Um, I don’t think Bart was anything close to resembling a DEI hire or even affirmative action. Bart was chosen because he was seen as an almost guaranteed failure as the town would unanimously reject him for being black and decide to leave town, allowing Hedley Lamarr and his goons to scoop up Rock Ridge for pennies on the dollar for their railroad (due to the quicksand they encountered at the very beginning of the movie). They nearly did reject him in the beginning, only to start warming up to him once he showed an effective prowess at dealing with all the curveballs Lamarr threw at him (ie Mongo). They promoted the idea of Bart as a progressive choice on the surface (dare I say, a cabinet post!), but the underlying reason was to play on the citizens of Rock Ridge’s racism and coerce them to leave town.
So I’d say that maybe it was meant to be seen as an inclusive and progressive choice (in modern parlance), but the underlying reason was anything but (in the context of the movie).
143·12 days agoI paid for the lifetime pass maybe, 10 years ago? I dunno, it’s been a very long time. It’s still my primary. I’ve been trialing Jellyfin, but there are still enough quirks that my wife (non-techie at all) won’t put up with, so yeah. That, and Plex makes it too easy to share outside my house, not sure where Jellyfin is at with it. I appreciate Jellyfin for what it is though, it has a lot of potential.
0·12 days agoYup, them “shadow profiles” will become sentient one day
5·22 days agoYup, I’ve made that mistake a few times. The mug itself is fine, but the graphic evaporates after a single cycle. But I sure as shit didn’t pay $38 for it. I have a $10 limit on coffee mugs, maybe $15 if it’s super rad.
More for tracking you as you move around stores
“How do you want your steak cooked?”
“Still mooing”
Funny, I never experience this issue on my Linux install.
Indeed, I think they were on the 64 and 128 packs
2·1 month agoThat’s pretty brilliant
One of those hollow swamp reed things of course.
They’re using hashtags on Lemmy, so yeah, probably not the sharpest crayon in the box.
Show up uninvited. It’s a certain level of special that is reserved for the likes of him, probably because he knows he’s falling into obscurity.
This is why I’m glad I’m on lemme.ee, and I have the option to choose for myself as they don’t really defederate any of the main instances.
As far as it goes, I’m just here for good memes and good conversation. Anytime someone goes into tankie territory, I just go to another thread. Live and let live, even if I disagree (until someone verges into nazi territory).
Unfortunately, Captain Dipshit has already mandated the death penalty for anyone who kills a cop, and he’s been super keen in recent history on applying it to drug dealers.