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Comment by mattowen_uk | Hacker News Reader

So, if I created 'whitedevhub.io' and wrote the following:

  Together, we're changing the face of tech.
  Support White and European-American talent in tech on the first-ever White-owned social job network built on blockchain technology.

I'd be flamed out of town for being racist.

Now, as a non-American, I don't have the same viewpoint as Americans do, but surely the answer to the worlds racist problems is more integration not more segregation ?

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The answer to "why is there such a diversity problem in tech" is always "it's a pipeline problem." But when folks try to directly address the pipeline problem, that's racism?

What problem does your whites-only platform aim to solve?

The pipeline problem is a big one. What can we do to encourage more kids from (underrepresented in STEM) minorities to get into STEM careers?

The pipeline needs to be addressed way, way earlier (schools, community programs) than the point that we’re making black person only blockchains.

Okay, but that sounds like socialism. Got any ideas that will work in today's political environment?

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