Post #2482993
2026-01-13 17:29 UTC
Man it's like, people are bigoted or something to the point where they had to make laws specifically saying that you have to hire the most competent person, and people still whine about it.
We both know there's racist people out there, towards blacks and whites and Asians or anyone else. Or people who hate gays. Or people who hate straight people. So if you really believe in meritocracy, where people naturally rise from their own effort and the better people get the jobs, you should be in favor of laws that keep things fair. Then the better people will get hired.
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@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2026-01-13 17:36
But capitalism is about making a profit above all else, isn't it? If you purposely ignore 20-50% of the potential hiring pool regardless of qualifications simply because you're a bigot, someone else is going to hire them (potentially for less) and simply outcompete you.