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> The training was optional. Seems not that crazy to offer?

Crazy or not, if someone starts giving training on how you, specifically can try to be less of a monster, it's reasonable to assume that someone doesn't like you very much.

> You should probably not cite an op-ed as a source

Here's another source, if the Wall Street Journal is too unreliable for you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42944203

> creating obviously discriminatory white-only towns

Oh, this doesn't count as "combating a specific problem"? Diversity is so great it must be mandatory?

Anyway sure you can keep trying to explain this obvious trend away with sophistry, but don't be surprised when others don't stick their heads in the sand with the same enthusiasm as you.



You don't know what an op-ed is, do you? Look it up! Here, you can type this into your favorite LLM:

"what's the difference between an article published by Wall Street Journal and an op-ed published by Wall Street Journal in terms of their expected journalistic quality?"

Re the training: did it have anything to do with being a monster, or was it about identifying and counteracting subconscious biases?

Do you think subconscious biases don't exist? Do you think having them intrinsically makes you a monster?

Re the white-only towns: nobody said diversity is mandatory. Where are you getting that idea?

Don't worry, despite the political climate today, people bummed out about the difficulty of creating whites-only towns are few and far between. In a few years you'll be ashamed of your views just like you were a few years ago, and as you should be.


> Re the white-only towns: nobody said diversity is mandatory. Where are you getting that idea?

You:

> obviously [racially] discriminatory white-only towns

I'm sure I don't have to explain that racial discrimination in housing is illegal under civil rights law. So it's "not mandatory", just doing anything to directly avoid it is illegal. Anyway this is all the tactical ignorance I'm willing to suffer - goodbye.


"Diversity is mandatory" means that you are required to add additional people who are diverse.

"Diversity is forbidden" means that you are not allowed to add additional people who are diverse.

"Diversity is allowed" -- which is how a free country operates -- is what we have today.

Tactical ignorance indeed ;)


"Of course salt water isn't mandatory! You're just not allowed to stop the salt trucks when they come to salt your fresh water. If no trucks come on their own, the government will hire some [1]."

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Me_a_Hero


Yeah, you're not allowed to prevent people from buying land near you because of their skin color. Why is this a problem?

Can't you just say "I'm racist and I don't like it" so we can move on? There's nothing deeper at play here.




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