@hacks4pancakes I will say.
..Hiring based on merit is a valid way to hire.
It's just that, like, assuming a person has merit because they're a white dude is fucking stupid.
Speaking as a white dude who's good at specific things, no one should listen to me about financial systems.
Need a computer fixed, from the hardware up through layer 8? I'm your guy. Or, you know, any of the millions of non-white-male folks out there who are easily as competent as I am (often moreso). I did network and application security work, but if someone came to me on the topic and you and I were in the same room, I might just get a little angry that they assumed the bearded white guy knew more than Lesley fucking Carhart.
Need a pipe fixed? Call a plumber, not a programmer. Don't just grab the nearest white guy you see and assume he can fix it. (For example, I'll fix it, and then in six months you'll have to call a real plumber. Not that, uh, that exact thing happened to me recently or anything)
The notorious cheeto is glomming on to this concept of meritocracy, but the thing is: DEI is a meritocracy. It gives everyone the chance to demonstrate they have merit,and,surprise surprise, humans of all shapes, sizes, colors and identities are good at things, it's sort of what defines us as a species.
(sorry, that got a little ranty, I've been festering about this for too long I think)
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