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hodar said:

Who said that LGBTQ or minorities cannot be qualified?  How about hiring the brightest, the best and most talented without regard to their skin color, their plumbing or things that have absolutely nothing to do with things unrelated to the job?  Hire by merit, that's how Apple got out of the garage.

The problem is that if there are never role models or opportunities from the get go, then that potential will never be realized, even if a child is born with it. Study history and think a bit. African Americans didn't even have civil rights until the late 1960s (i.e. were pretty much reliant on white people for any chance in America). Same with women being reliant on men since they didn't have civil rights either. And think about how many LGBTQ people had to hide who they were from society in order to have opportunities (never mind if they were someone of color, which you can't hide). Discrimination happens whether it's written in laws or not.

By having companies publicly declare "yes, we hire marginalized people", and hopefully even investing in education and business opportunities, it creates an attainable path to success for those people. It's not just about hoping they get to that point at the time of hiring.

Some days, it feels like I'm watching humanity slowly devolve before my eyes. Good for Apple for taking a stand against dark ages thinking. Great potential comes in all colours, genders, and sexual orientations. No matter what those who operate solely on fear say.

Seeing tech leaders like Zuck and Musk simply become mindless mouthpieces for the money which controls their companies just keeps reminding me how unique Jobs was. Seeing the bigger picture of humanity, your small role in it, having foundational principles, and sticking to a vision of how to move things forward. A lost breed in today's tech business world.