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by DarylZero 1648 days ago
With Damore there are multiple lightning issues. One is a narrative that tries to equate women to men. Another is a narrative about income distribution that tries to provide justification for the inequality.

The equation of women to men is tacked onto the inequality justification like an epicycle. It has to be seen in that context.

All of the people inside Google politicking over wages should be viewed a kind of organized conspiracy to exclude outsiders from the golden goose's eggs. An economic narrative says wages are being traded for labor, but that's not how anything works operationally.