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by whimsicalism 499 days ago
tech talent in the US is not languishing
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aleph_minus_one 499 days ago
> tech talent in the US is not languishing

Only those tech talents in the USA who are useful for some big tech agenda are not languishing.

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peepeepoopoo102 499 days ago
I should clarify: the US STEM workforce has historically been very white and very male. That's the body of talent that has been languishing, and the data proves it.
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whimsicalism 499 days ago
tf are you talking about, share the data
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peepeepoopoo102 499 days ago
A couple highlights: 94% of the job growth among Fortune 100 companies since 2020 has gone to minorities

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-black-lives-matter-e...

Job growth amongst foreign born residents in the US has significantly outpaced native born job growth:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/foreign-born-workers-were-...

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whimsicalism 499 days ago
because white people are 90%+ of those retiring from fortune 500s. citing this is proof of innumeracy
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