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have you checked your mathematical privilege yet today?
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>>8341674
I was literally just about to make this thread:
>http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/06/technology/weapons-of-math-destruction/
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>>8341674
>weapons of math destruction
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>>8341674
I think its about time we told everyone that racism is statistically correct.
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>>8341674
>>math is racist and oppressive to minorities and women!
Just because you are dumb does not mean that things that you can't understand are oppressing you.
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>>8343361
>literally judging a book by its cover
wow
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>>8341726
who doesn't know? seriously though, I think the book raises interesting questions. It''s illegal for me to not lend money to someone "just because" he is black. Can I not rent to people who live in a particular zip code, or buy certain products, when those factors are highly correlated with race?
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>>8341674
>>math is racist and oppressive to minorities and women!
More like
> People with authority get lazy with tech and make decisions from results of tech without any human reasoning. Said decisions screws other people over.
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>>8343949
>People with authority get lazy with tech and make decisions from results of tech without any human reasoning. Said decisions screws other people over.
More like
>People have no fucking idea of what they are doing and so buy their expertise in technology like a computer program or hire a consultant that makes them feel good but does stuff the people who hired them to do their job for them can't even evaluate because they have no idea what they are doing.
It is not the math's fault; In fact, the math can show whether there is bias.
Assuming you know what the fuck you are doing.
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