[HN Gopher] Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs fro...
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       Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its
       funding lists
        
       Author : gslin
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2025-08-03 22:11 UTC (48 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cnbc.com)
        
       | michaelt wrote:
       | I hope critics will be equally critical of the companies that
       | weren't donating to any DEI-related orgs in the first place.
        
         | djohnston wrote:
         | Most people aren't critical of either and don't care about DEI
         | initiatives.
        
         | trhway wrote:
         | The companies which followed their principles even when it was
         | against the prevailing ideology du jour?
        
       | cbeach wrote:
       | The pendulum is swinging back towards the centre.
       | 
       | I'm sure no matter where we stand on the political spectrum, we
       | would support equality of opportunity for all.
       | 
       | Those that supported "equity" (i.e. leftwing political
       | interventions _against_ equality of opportunity) got too embedded
       | in business for my liking.
       | 
       | It's time to return to meritocracy, colour-blind hiring and
       | treating all employees as equally valuable.
       | 
       | Let's shut down these employee networks based on immutable
       | characteristics. They artificially divide up the workforce and
       | treat success in the workplace like a zero-sum game.
        
         | getlawgdon wrote:
         | So you think fairness in opportunity is just declaring that we
         | should be fair. I guess that should do away with the racists.
         | Got it.
        
       | neko_ranger wrote:
       | The new South Park episode offers further insights into this very
       | topic
        
       | SilverElfin wrote:
       | It's not clear to me if Google is changing its politics or is
       | just hiding it more cleverly. But either way, this type of
       | political activism never had a place in business or government.
       | Especially the "E" in DEI (equity), which means equality of
       | outcomes, and is a rebrand of discrimination. The fact that one
       | half of America openly supported discrimination in the workplace
       | - things like hiring or promotion goals/quotas based on race or
       | gender - still shocks me. I hope we return to a more moderate
       | balance.
        
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