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by quesera 4019 days ago
> Cultural norms should be removed, where possible, from professional decisions.

Your qualifier doesn't help though. Business, law, and society all run on (and through the expression of) cultural norms.

Some of these cultural norms are regrettable, but you'll have a hard time getting large groups to agree on which ones are regrettable and which are the very foundations of our society.

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> Some of these cultural norms are regrettable, but you'll have a hard time getting large groups to agree on which ones are regrettable and which are the very foundations of our society.

Which is why I suggest caution when punishing someone professionally for what is seen as an extreme position personally. Moderating (but not removing) our desire to punish the outsider may yield a more fair society. I hope. I think it's a good goal to have, even if it's often unachievable.