[Quarrelsome]

> You're assuming there is no genetic component whatsoever to human skills and interests

Are you seriously suggesting that black people are genetically less predispositioned to program? Explain the evolutionary advantage to that please because that sounds absolutely absurd.

[teractiveodular]

Here's a strawman: White people are more likely to diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). If people with ASD are more likely to opt for CS degrees, by induction we'll have more white people in CS.

[mobiuscog]

Except for the fact that people with ASD / Neurodiversity are often more likely to be passed over during interview and selection processes as they don't fit the social norms that hiring manager also expect.

So even if they are more likely to be diagnosed - and I presume you mean White 'Men' explicitly, as Women are even less likely to be - they're also more likely to not 'sell' themselves during applications in the expected corporate way, and therefore not get the high-paying jobs.

Diversity is not just Race or skin colour, but that's easier to see (and to consciously bias).

[UncleMeat]

Accommodations for people with autism who might have different needs for things like noise levels or interviewing procedures would be a classic DEI effort.

[Quarrelsome]

from my rudimentary understanding of genetics; i don't think that's true or even could be true. These concepts like "white" or "black" are too large and mixed to be meaningful. Remember that the average African American has around 25% euro dna for example.

[wahnfrieden]

A lot of conservatives and American libertarians do say that some races are genetically inferior including in terms of intelligence and that they get what they deserve given their subhumanity

[Quarrelsome]

That's some real Nazi shit right there and I thought y'all were on the side of the free world or whatever. How does someone exist in 2025 with such ignorant views? I don't get it. MLK was like 60 years ago.

[wahnfrieden]

Don’t ask me

[mobiuscog]

Have you not seen Trump, the 'leader' of the 'Free World', also inaugurated on MLK day...

He is the best example of how someone exists in 2025 with such ignorant views, and those who voted for him share that.