[victorhugo31337]

Not surprising. Rich white people want to stick together and give opportunities to other rich white people in their own circle. It's the same for Asian people in Silicon Valley as well--I don't think it's fair to single out one particular race for this type of behavior. Racism seems to be a human characteristic--whether it's in prison or tech firms, racism is pervasive. It would be more interesting and very much more innovative if SV where a true meritocracy.

[michaelvoz]

I call bullshit. Give me some numbers to back that up. I do 2-3 interviews a week and race is never a consideration. When an engineer is reviewing another engineer's code, I have never ever seen this be an issue.

[_m8fo]

I do not agree with the parent post, but given the laws in the United States, I would be surprised if any interviewer admitted that race [was] a consideration.

[victorhugo31337]

"When an engineer is reviewing another engineer's code.." I agree--but society doesn;t operate like this most of the time. I've been in places where an Engineer's opinions carries little weight on who gets hired.

[oulu2006]

They'd call that anecdotal evidence.

I don't have numbers to back up the original post, but I'm interested in seeing what he comes back with.

[victorhugo31337]

No comeback--just my personal comment. You guys don't have to agree. My original point is that I wasn't surprised regarding the hiring practices at Palantir.

[fowlerpower]

Rich white people?

I resent that comment. There are white people that border each other that hate and kill each other. Russia and Ukraine comes to mind. The United States and Russia comes to mind as another example of two predominantly white countries.

Racism happens because people are ignorant. Has very little to do with "Rich white people" and very much with ignorance that exists in this world.

I will agree that racism seems to be especially prevelant against immigrants in this country. That's something I also attribute to ignorance.

Anyway, I don't want to get into preaching. However, I really wish you would see that your comments are just as inflammatory as the racism you are condemning. You won't solve racism with more ignorant racism.

[victorhugo31337]

I did not mean to offend or generalize--there are many people of the same race around the world that dislike each other. I believe everyone is inherently racist--it might be an evolutionary trait (Terror Management Theory comes to mind where the thought of death cause certain people to become subconsciously sectarian), but it doesn;t suit us very well anymore in modern society.