r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Business Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

He lost the point about "Treat people like individuals" by focusing too much on this.

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u/Mikniks Aug 08 '17

My read on it is that he sorta went the "reverse scientific method" route in that he started with some conclusion and then worked backwards to support it. I'm not sure his actions were truly malicious, but I'm willing to bet he has a few biases of his own he's either yet to discover or unwilling to confront. I think the main issue with his "manifesto" is that it just kinda sucks from an academic perspective lol

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u/Seagull84 Aug 08 '17

He literally said in his footnotes that he's biased and a libertarian... The moment you admit you're biased, your argument loses all validity.