Absolutely agree with you. I’ve been all over tech and engineering industry, in the arts too.

I now work in a publicly funded university and it’s not happening here. If not here where the hell is it?

We are encouraged to not dismiss people based on race, sex etc by our diversity training but anyone with half a brain doesn’t need that and the others would ignore it as ‘woke’ or some other cop out.

I absolutely think this new DEI hobbyhorse is just for the Magats to get to be racist pieces of shit but if I had to construct a coherent point against the concept of DEI hiring it might go:

It’s obviously true that certain groups don’t have the advantages of others: the primary indicator of financial success is social-economic background. As such this is a long term vs short term decision. If we (an institution) want the best performance now we should hire in a meritocratic manner. If we want to raise our performance in the future we should apply DEI principles. This will inspire underrepresented groups into the field and this increase our pool of great minds. Given time this can be one of many tools to raise the maximum number of our potential workforce to their highest performance. However we want best performance now so we disregard that stuff in favour of performance now.

But I don’t think it’s as black and white as that.

You haven’t made a case.

Why not? There’s a long future for Ukraine, their politics will be marked by anti russian revenge sentiments for the next century. If I was a politician there I’d bang that drum. Russia will collapse, not if but when.

They can wait out Russia.

Best comment I’ve seen on Lemmy. Maybe you’ll find it under your small domed hat or between your elbows when on your rug as well?

They having living descendants though.

Why? It’s got its own nuclear deterrent, a functioning economy, a family elected leader and close ties with the largest trading bloc on earth.

If I wasn’t already gone I’d get gone.

Aye let it crumble and give it back to the natives it was stolen from.

I’m going to assume your grandmother was a catch.

Send pics plz.

To be fair that’s a proxy war between the US and the Arab world.

It was always going to end one way. People are mostly desensitized and the Oct events pushed the majority off the fence. Which was kinda the point. It’s a rats nest and anyone trapped there is unfortunately walking dead trapped between the gears of globalism.

American voters had zero say in it really. I’m not sure anyone can do anything really. It’s like trying to hold back the sea.

Lol what? Russia does not have air superiority. You need a functioning air force for that. They’re to scared to fly anything and Moscow has been hit by Ukrainian drones.

Lol air superiority. Lol I say.

Crys in simulator gamer. But agreed, hopefully this trend will be good for Linux use.

Thankyou. I didn’t realise quite how difficult it would have been.

So sad that things so obviously harmless and bettering for humanity can’t get anywhere near that 76% support in the richest most privileged nation the world has ever seen.

Humanites high water mark is decidedly low considering the potential.

Oh well.

I can’t imagine the fear I’d have in their situation. I’d probably do something similar.

Though if we’ve learnt anything from history it’s that their friends and co-workers will out them to the booted thugs at the drop of a hat anyway.

So maybe I’d go for the ‘flame while I can’ approach.

My god. If Elon could read he’d be dead from that one.

Don’t need to go that far. Most Americans can’t quit their job for fear of loosing medical coverage.

I’d calm that indentured servitude with a couple extra steps.

Agree entirely on the value judgement but it’s not a right if a single party can remove it.

It should have been written into the damn constitution with an ammendment along with bodily autonomy for women. But that would have taken some guts and foresight by the democratic leaders.

Now it’s too late.

Initially just the rights gained by it removed. Any tax benefits, recognition of dependent status, military spouse stuff etc etc.

Later a list will be created and distributed.

The public will be encouraged to refuse service to openly gay people. From there it’s a quick ride to imprisonment and reeducation until it’s similar to Saudi Arabia. Then who knows.

I know it’s conspiracy adjacent but I would be very unsurprised to find out Leon helped Trump steal the election.