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Racism At Microsoft?
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There will always BE haves and have-nots. It exists in nature, which proves that life simply isn't fair, even when the human element is not a factor.
Taking intelligent kids out of an environment where that's seen as such a negative trait that they're being insulted, assaulted and even murdered is not necessarily a bad thing. Giving them an environment where their desire to learn and succeed is fostered is a good thing. It's almost analogous to awarding merit-based academic scholarships.
"Some minorities have an excuse for their lack of intellectual progress..."
What??!? I'll agree that some *individuals* have been deprived of what can be considered ideal educational conditions but to issue the blanket statement that entire ethnic groups have an excuse for not having made "intellectual progress" is just that- making excuses.
I work with several programmers and network engineers of all ethnicities and economic backgrounds. Most of these guys can school my ass any day of the week. They have a love for what they do and they've applied themselves harder than I have.
As for me, I went to a shitty, 95% white high school in a middle class neighborhood in northern New Jersey. When I graduated in 1993, I didn't even know what a DOS prompt *looked* like. It wasn't for lack of desire, we just had pretty much nothing but a few dozen Apple ][e machines.
Since then, I was able to teach myself enough to be a system administrator for a prominent web company. How? I worked at it, despite the inferior education I received.
I'm curious to hear your interpretation of what constitutes a good excuse for a lack of intellectual progress.
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Taking intelligent kids out of an environment where that's seen as such a negative trait that they're being insulted, assaulted and even murdered is not necessarily a bad thing. Giving them an environment where their desire to learn and succeed is fostered is a good thing. It's almost analogous to awarding merit-based academic scholarships.
Why is making haves out of have-nots bad?
What??!? I'll agree that some *individuals* have been deprived of what can be considered ideal educational conditions but to issue the blanket statement that entire ethnic groups have an excuse for not having made "intellectual progress" is just that- making excuses.
I work with several programmers and network engineers of all ethnicities and economic backgrounds. Most of these guys can school my ass any day of the week. They have a love for what they do and they've applied themselves harder than I have.
As for me, I went to a shitty, 95% white high school in a middle class neighborhood in northern New Jersey. When I graduated in 1993, I didn't even know what a DOS prompt *looked* like. It wasn't for lack of desire, we just had pretty much nothing but a few dozen Apple ][e machines. Since then, I was able to teach myself enough to be a system administrator for a prominent web company. How? I worked at it, despite the inferior education I received.
I'm curious to hear your interpretation of what constitutes a good excuse for a lack of intellectual progress.
Kinda makes Amazon's squabble over one-click seem petty, doesn't it?
Oh, wait. It already is petty.