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@JamesADamore

Nerd centrist interested in open discussions and improving the world by fixing perverse incentive structures. Author of the pro-diversity .

Joined August 2017

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 12

    Many have asked us how they could support the lawsuit, so we created a Funded Justice campaign:

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  2. Retweeted
    Jun 4

    “Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, ‘What else could this mean?’” ― Shannon L. Alder

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  3. May 24

    To elaborate, I support removing hindrances based on identity and realize that minorities of *all types* are too often defined by their minority status, but incentives like these don’t help. See

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  4. May 24

    Activists are trying to tie executive pay to employee diversity. Increasing illegal discrimination and the stigma of being a “diversity hire” hurts everyone, except the diversity machine.

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    May 11

    How can you tell if you're generally fair-minded or not? Some initial thoughts from me, below; there are additional good ideas in the comments in this FB thread:

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    May 11
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  7. Retweeted
    Apr 18

    The plaintiffs in 's lawsuit against Google filed an amended complaint today, adding three new plaintiffs and additional allegations. If you support diversity of thought in the workplace, please take a moment and contribute to help fund the lawsuit. Thank you!

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    Mar 6

    When news outlets misrepresent people, they can create a biased narrative that’s difficult to change. See how the media did this with and his memo. It’s the newest part of our “With Prejudice” series.

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  9. Mar 1

    This reminds me of Sundar’s rhetorical question: "Ever since Susan started running Youtube, the percentage of women in Youtube has increased significantly. Why do you think that is?" Well, this lawsuit may help answer that…

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  10. Mar 1

    Recruiters were given diversity quotas, ordered to drop all white and Asian male candidates, and told to purge their email of the incriminating evidence!

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  11. Mar 1

    Wow, a new lawsuit by a former recruiter for Youtube details how they discriminate against white and Asian men in recruiting/hiring. He was punished and ultimately fired when he complained about these practices.

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  12. Feb 26

    Great write-up by on setting up the PSU panel, the disruptions, and the disconnect between what we said and what the protesters heard.

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  13. Feb 24

    An Evergreen professor's diagnosis for what went wrong there mirrors mine for Google: "a severe lack of viewpoint diversity [...] that became toxic when conjoined with a commitment to social advocacy and activism."

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  14. Feb 24

    Harmeet Dhillon: "Google has an army of lawyers who are actively lobbying the NLRB to cut back worker rights, not just in James's case, but in cases of discussing their working conditions with each other." From

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  15. Feb 23

    The workplace is so politicized that it's negatively affecting productivity.

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  16. Feb 23

    Silicon Valley is losing talented employees because of its intolerance.

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  17. Feb 23

    The majority of moderates and conservatives are hesitant about being themselves at work and for good reason; e.g., “there is a concerted purge of conservative employees at Apple.”

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  18. Feb 23

    Sobering survey results on what it's like to work in Silicon Valley. My experience was just the tip of the iceberg.

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    Feb 22

    . on politics in Silicon Valley: "Silicon Valley started as just sort of libertarian, open to many ideas...[now] there's a group think."

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  20. Feb 19

    Interesting analysis. Advocates for dismantling oppressive power structures don’t take into account the power and oppression exerted by forcing their moral values onto others.

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  21. Retweeted
    Feb 15

    We expected it would be controversial to invite to Portland State, but we didn’t think it could be dangerous. My new op-ed in the WSJ:

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