[lazerwalker]

I can't speak for these guys, but assuming they have good intentions I'd like to think that "went to a brand-name school or worked for a brand-name tech company" is essentially just the MVP of a system for verifying credentials that will eventually get more nuanced and less embarrassingly-biased.

[dllthomas]

Right. Having a filter of some sort is obviously vital, actually putting in legwork to figure out who is good is expensive, and I agree this is about having something they can quickly implement and not about offending the rest of us. Having said that, it would be a place I would hope they are focusing their efforts, and articles about other changes making things better for the favored few before they've addressed it come off as in poor taste.