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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by mulcahey to c/workreform
 

This happens a lot: I apply for a job and they ask for my complete address. Why? I would understand if they just want to know what city/town I'm in: That has bearing on how easily I can get to the office.

But why do they need to know my street address?

The only thing I can think: Indeed/LinkedIn/take-your-pick is building a profile of me based on this info, using my street as a proxy for my income, credit score, or, ultimately, for my social class.

From now on, when they ask me, I'm just going to put a rich person's address. For this one I used a Brooklyn townhouse where Maggie Gyllenhaal and one of the Saarsgaards lives.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (2 children)

https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/04/02/144169/dna-tests-for-iq-are-coming-but-it-might-not-be-smart-to-take-one/

basically warning of a possible Gattaca like scenario where your prospects are determined by the purity of your DNA

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ohhhhhhh they were being critical of the concept. I was wondering why an official MIT account would spout eugenics talking points lol

[–] nifty 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Plenty of MIT/Harvard types are into eugenics. Don’t be fooled by the level of education someone has, doesn’t mean anything about their morals or ethics

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Oh im well aware of how popular eugenics is among academics. I was just suprised theyd post that on twitter

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Academics, not really. Too many, but not that many.

Faux intellectuals with a bachelor's degree and the arrogance to pretend that makes them an expert in a field, yes.

[–] CptEnder 2 points 9 months ago

MIT is quite different from the other Ivy Leagues.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 4 points 9 months ago

I am so glad humanity has no history of using very bad metrics to make decisions with.