[anonymouskimmer]

> I've never really understood what it was that people who endorsed diversity were trying to hint at.

Active inclusion of members of currently or formerly marginalized peoples. The "inclusion" term of DEI I think more speaks to once the person is inside the group, or sometimes in reaching out to particular outsiders (such as a local community) for input into decisions, because they are also stakeholders.

[registeredcorn]

I think my confusion is I do not understand what the motivation to do this is.

[anonymouskimmer]

Anything from pitchforks at the gate, to sympathy for the unfulfilled struggles of other people, to we're leaving talent and opportunities on the table and if we pick it up we'll win over our competitors.