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These acts protect the vulnerable and exploitable. HN readers do not count as exploitable . Anyone who makes it to the interview stage with pg really does not count . But that's not really the point - we are entering a period where many, perhaps most "jobs" will be as freelancers or in small professional tribes. We stop thinking of the global elite and start thinking about everyone, including the vulnerable - and emp…
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Forced? Of course not, don't be hyperbolic. No-one is "forced" to hire because of the Civil Rights Act, they are simply prevented from using race as a reason to not hire. I was simply pointing out that the OP's reason for being able to disregard the Civil Rights Act is because it's in a legal loophole, not because there are substantial differences that mean it shouldn't be applied.
> No-one is "forced" to hire because of the Civil Rights Act, they are simply prevented from using race as a reason to not hire. Investors are in the business of gauging likelihood of success. As an extreme example, consider the following scenario: You are an investor during WWII. The Japanese are discriminated against by the general public, and you're considering investing in a company with Japanese founders. You're…
But aren't employers in the business of gauging likelihood of success in prospective employees? In everything you've just written, how is investment substantially different from hiring?