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Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by marssaxman »

pdog wrote: post #2

I don't understand the bias against working on Wall Street. In fact, Wall Street is much more fun than a generic office park in Silicon Valley.

Wall Street is all about money, pursuit of money as a form of power, manipulation of money as an intellectual game abstracted away from its effects on the real world - or so goes the image of "Wall Street" as it exists in terms of having a bias against working there, or in businesses which have a similar mindset.

Personally, it sounds unbearable, since money is just about the most boring topic I can imagine, done to death for centuries already; I'd rather watch paint dry.

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by ll931110 »

pdog wrote: post #2

I don't understand the bias against working on Wall Street. In fact, Wall Street is much more fun than a generic office park in Silicon Valley.

The weather in East Coast turned me away. (background: I lived in East Coast for 4.5 years and went through several terrible winters)

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by DoreenMichele »

berg01 wrote: post #7

Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…

All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US...let's say more diversity would be a great thing here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin

Brin was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, to Russian Jewish parents,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wojcicki

Her mother is American and Jewish, and her father is a Polish-born American

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman

He was raised Jewish and is gay.

So, you listed a Russian immigrant, two women and a gay man and you claim it lacks diversity -- because they are all apparently Caucasian and there seems to be a common thread of being Jewish or part Jewish?

(Let's not forget rich. All the rich people are rich and it's terrible. We should have a mix of socioeconomic groups amongst the rich. /s)

Sincere question: What kind of lack of diversity are you talking about? What would meet your definition of diverse?

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by lainga »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #23
berg01 wrote: post #7

Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…

All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US...let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin Brin was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, to Russian Jewish parents, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wojcicki Her mother is American and Jewish, and her father is a Polish-born American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman He was raise…

Maybe a couple South Asian non-Jewish guys from less advantaged backgrounds?

EDIT: And, if you really want to hit it out of the park, who haven't been either married or siblings to Anne at some point.

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by [deleted] »

lainga wrote: post #24
DoreenMichele wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US...let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin Brin was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, to Russian Jewish parents, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wojcicki Her mother is American and Jewish, and her father is a Polish-born American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman He was raise…

Maybe a couple South Asian non-Jewish guys from less advantaged backgrounds? EDIT: And, if you really want to hit it out of the park, who haven't been either married or siblings to Anne at some point.

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Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by solarkraft »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #23
berg01 wrote: post #7

Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…

All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US...let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin Brin was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, to Russian Jewish parents, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wojcicki Her mother is American and Jewish, and her father is a Polish-born American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman He was raise…

No, because they're closely related to each other socially, not some token crap.

"But he's gay!"

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by solarkraft »

berg01 wrote: post #7

Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…

Indeed when reading Wojcicki I instantly thought of the trouble surrounding Youtube.

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by DoreenMichele »

solarkraft wrote: post #27
DoreenMichele wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US...let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin Brin was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, to Russian Jewish parents, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wojcicki Her mother is American and Jewish, and her father is a Polish-born American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman He was raise…

No, because they're closely related to each other socially, not some token crap. "But he's gay!"

If gender, nationality of origin, immigrant status and sexual orientation are all irrelevant ...the criticism is that successful people with similar/related careers have met and sometimes worked together?

That's a little like complaining that the president has met senators.

Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future

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Post by lainga »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #29
solarkraft wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, because they're closely related to each other socially, not some token crap. "But he's gay!"

If gender, nationality of origin, immigrant status and sexual orientation are all irrelevant ...the criticism is that successful people with similar/related careers have met and sometimes worked together? That's a little like complaining that the president has met senators.

In terms you might like better, it's like Ivanka Trump interviewing Donald at the Trump International while Jeff Sessions films them.
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