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Zach⚡️

Can anyone make an argument for how diversity creates a stronger and more prosperous society?

Little Spoon 4mo ago

I tend to think rainforests are the most “prosperous” environments. Very diverse… but also savage.

But I don’t think skin color really compares here. More like a community where there are diverse supportive skills.

And you can’t have a community where everyone speaks different languages…

Japan is homogenous. And very impressive in so many ways… but I think a Japanese fisherman there may relate more to some Greek guy than to a banker in Tokyo.

Anyway I have no idea what I’m rambling about.

But a key reason why we here believe in free speech is that a diversity of opinions makes us all smarter and gives us more options.

There’s definitely something to it. In US we hyperfixate on color of skin.

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Zach⚡️ 4mo ago

Rainforests are not a society. They are a jungle. Very good comparison though!

Little Spoon 4mo ago

Haha got me.

I also think about this….

So height is very correlated with basketball ability.

But not many teams have all 7+ footers. Sometimes a team needs a lil guy dribbling low to the ground bounce passing through a defense…

The key is this is a team/coach/program decision and they are not picking “diverse” players for the sake of diversity.

Kevin Alfred Strom 4mo ago

Color of skin and race are two different things. There are races, for example, in New Guinea and sub-Saharan Africa that have essentially the same skin color but are as different genetically as two races can be. Skin colors in Japan overlap those in Europe to some degree, but those races have been evolving apart for tens of thousands of years. But don't kid yourself: Race is highly significant; racial "equality" is non-existent; and racial divergence is necessary for human evolution to continue.

Little Spoon 4mo ago

Word!