> So if they were able to succeed so much, does that mean latinos or blacks are just too dumb to do the same?
Yes.
Even in Africa or South America, where the majority of the population is of Spanish or African descent (ie, not as much "oppression" by other ethnic groups), they _still_ can't get their shit together.
However, people (most on HN, I'd argue) prefer to believe in free will and that they are in charge of their life. It makes them happy, so let them keep thinking that...
> Once you accept success as proof of intelligence, there's no end to the 'fun' conclusions you can draw!
Even on self-reported happiness scores, white people are happier than black (eg, Nordic countries). Family values? Asian wins here. Physical health? Again, not black. Make sure to look at non-Western data too.
Untill someone has a better metric of intelligence, we're going to use success, because success (eg, family, financial, physival, mental) is desirable by most of the Earth's population.
> Our database identities are skins for spies now, you want to be caught in that game?
If it means free video sharing (YouTube), photo hosting and messaging (Facebook), and career network (LinkedIn), yes, I'll gladly pay the small probability I'm collateral damage of a spy game.
> I, a US citizen literally JUST spoke out against the practice in the post you are directly replying to.
Good for you.
I'm also a US citizen. I read this entire thread on HN and mentally said "Hmm. Bummer." I then went on to browse other HN topics while waiting for my Model 3 to finish charging.
My point? Most Americans don't give a shit. You'd be lucky if even 20 Americans complain about this on this thread.
Yes.
Even in Africa or South America, where the majority of the population is of Spanish or African descent (ie, not as much "oppression" by other ethnic groups), they _still_ can't get their shit together.
However, people (most on HN, I'd argue) prefer to believe in free will and that they are in charge of their life. It makes them happy, so let them keep thinking that...
> Once you accept success as proof of intelligence, there's no end to the 'fun' conclusions you can draw!
Even on self-reported happiness scores, white people are happier than black (eg, Nordic countries). Family values? Asian wins here. Physical health? Again, not black. Make sure to look at non-Western data too.
Untill someone has a better metric of intelligence, we're going to use success, because success (eg, family, financial, physival, mental) is desirable by most of the Earth's population.