• ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    20 hours ago

    But why does government have “DEI” in favor of old people?

    Like old people make up 90% of Congress, Supreme court, Presidency.

    Can we roll back these “DEI” that helps old demented people?

    And why is there a “DEI” program for convicted felons?

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      5 hours ago

      I would say our government is mostly fine, and the problem that needs fixing is the out of control ageism that pervades the corporate world. Our government probably only looks old given the skewed view that culture gives, along with ageism directed at the workforce, pushing older people to the margins.

      Especially as life extension comes online…

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      20 hours ago

      The last one is a good program. Convictions make getting a job difficult, which makes recidivism more likely. It’s a good investment in society. It lowers crime, and putting people in prison is expensive. Between security, infrastructure, etc.

      In a sane economic environment, DEI hires are generally a benefit to the company. In the sense that, a wider range of perspectives is often better in a globalized world. Trump is pushing us towards a depression, and it will cost everyone money. Which I guess isn’t that big of a deal since the ocean current is collapsing already anyway.

      Maybe the aliens will show up and offer to fix global warming if we accept queer space communism. But Musk would just say something racist to them and the idiots would all chatter in agreement about how great chasing after money is.

      So we’ll be left to our fate I guess.