A big issue I have with the "you don't need a CS degree/yes we so" discussion is that it fails to account for the costs of a path through higher ed.
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I don't disagree with the theses around the privilege of white folks being given opportunities despite lack of domain degree. I do take issue with the fact that our conversation isn't about solving this issue.
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I cannot in good conscience advise anyone into a 4 year undergraduate program at this time, unless it begins with 2 years of community college. College is untenably expensive and I have seen too many lives ruined by student loans.
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And that's really at odds with the notion that minority candidates need a technical degree to access our industry's wealth.
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So what I'm saying is: this conversation is incomplete without an earnest discussion about hoe we can build apprenticeship models, recruiting models, and alternative ed models that genuinely support diversity. Because undergraduate education can't be the only solution.
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