Where have you been?
That ignoring history
That is because of the problems than have been mounting in tech because people only hired people that looked like them.
I do not understand what the problem is with DEI. (I am not in the USA, perhaps I am missing out). Making sure that no one is left behind, because they were over looked, seems like a good thing to me.
and a lot of other people have the opposite view, only to be told their subjective opinion doesn't count.
"unconscious bias" has certainly spurred/influenced policies wrt DEI, despite its dubious academic basis.
To be fair I have never seen a hiring decision made on DEI grounds. its always talent/skill first. So I am not complaining about bullshit DEI hiring, I am complaining about programs where companies hire speakers for absurd fees to come give lipservice to cool black culture is and how shitty white people are. Its such an obvious scam and its painful to watch everyone get brow beaten into public self flagellation.