Or kitesurfing

Well I apologize if I misunderstood

Nothing in the OP suggests that anyone was being an asshole to Derek in particular.

Well, if it’s evidence-based, then it’s rational. Only irrational people would do things that have never been proven to work.

HOWEVER, if it’s rational, it shouldn’t need legislative support in order to work, because rationality speaks for itself. I don’t need a law to tell me to tie my shoelaces because I know I’ll end up tripping over them if I don’t.

Just like Harry Potter… 🥹

Derek sounds like a snitch

You haven’t presented any evidence for your claims so I don’t see why I should change my mind.

Bro, you’re grasping for straws. You clearly implied that buying Chinese EVs was preferable to buying Teslas, but it was Trump’s tariffs making that difficult.

As opposed to posting memes to elicit emotional responses?

Ah, good argument. I’m totally convinced now and will immediately change my opinion.

But it…didn’t have to be legislated, and wasn’t

Oh, weird. What’s this, then?

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/30/2021-14127/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce

Because it’s diversity for diversity’s sake. It encourages people to maximize on their unchangeable attributes like skin color or sexual orientation instead of any actual skills.

And do you think the cops would remove me from your house before giving me a trial?

Why don’t I get to stay? I demand to stay at your house until this is sorted out.

Businesses aren’t people.

Where did I claim that?

No, the market does not give a flying fuck about justice. That’s why we have a government.

Wrong. Government meddling is in fact the main reason why the market doesn’t correct itself as fast as it could.

Yeah, no, that is exactly what was claimed.

The assumption of rational actors is standard practice in economics, basically every single theorem depends on that. When I pointed out that racism isn’t rational, the argument changed to “well, you can’t assume that everyone is rational”.

Yes. I know. I have a fucking degree in this field. Believe it or not, people have figured out how to deal with that problem a long time ago. Look up the Efficient Market Paradox, and you’ll see why rationality is still a sensible assumption to make.

Nobody chooses to be white either.

What was the evidence that convinced you?

If rationality is overrated and DEI is rational, isn’t this an argument to discard it? Conversely, if it isn’t, isn’t this an argument that DEI is irrational?

I’m sorry, but what part of what I said was antisemitic?