Not recognizing your blessings feeds into the dark side of capitalism and
meritocracy: success is a choice, and that those who haven’t achieved success
are not unlucky, but unworthy.
I’m relatively lucky. I don’t know how much of the techie hubris that I bear. I
have unresolved feelings about meritocracy and fairness. Race is usually used as
a proxy for bridging the gap, e.g. affirmative action at colleges. But who is
affirmative action better suited for - a rich black kid or a poor white kid? I’m
in the camp that believes wealth is a bigger divider than race.
I’m relatively lucky. I don’t know how much of the techie hubris that I bear. I have unresolved feelings about meritocracy and fairness. Race is usually used as a proxy for bridging the gap, e.g. affirmative action at colleges. But who is affirmative action better suited for - a rich black kid or a poor white kid? I’m in the camp that believes wealth is a bigger divider than race.
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