I agreed with a lot in the article, but I was a bit baffled by the DEI name-drop in the opening.
> "... the guys who had big tech startup successes in the 90s and early aughts think that 'DEI' is the cause of all their problems."
Who is the author referring to here?
(I realize that DEI has been rolled back at some companies, and Zuckerberg in particular has derided it, yet I still feel like the author is referring to some commonly accepted knowledge that I'm out of the loop on.)
certainly Andreessen has gone on many public rants about how he thinks dei and other "woke" initiatives are killing american tech innovation. Here's one interview - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opinion/marc-andreessen-t... About halfway through he really lets it fly
> "... the guys who had big tech startup successes in the 90s and early aughts think that 'DEI' is the cause of all their problems."
Who is the author referring to here?
(I realize that DEI has been rolled back at some companies, and Zuckerberg in particular has derided it, yet I still feel like the author is referring to some commonly accepted knowledge that I'm out of the loop on.)