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by hotspot_one 611 days ago
> The argument would be that if you hire for diversity, you are no longer hiring for capability first

And a counter-argument is to question the assumptions that:

current hiring practices actually select for capability. See discussions on live coding tests for one example.

In most work, where output requires a team, the output of the team is simply the sum of the capability of the members (i.e. team dynamics/composition/morale do not influence team output).