Parable of the Polygons
Metadata
- Author: ncase.me
- Title: Parable of the Polygons
- Reference: https://ncase.me/polygons/
Highlights
- Small individual bias can lead to large collective bias.
WRAPPING UP:
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Small individual bias → Large collective bias. When someone says a culture is shapist, they’re not saying the individuals in it are shapist. They’re not attacking you personally.
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The past haunts the present. Your bedroom floor doesn’t stop being dirty just coz you stopped dropping food all over the carpet. Creating equality is like staying clean: it takes work. And it’s always a work in progress.
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Demand diversity near you. If small biases created the mess we’re in, small anti-biases might fix it. Look around you. Your friends, your colleagues, that conference you’re attending. If you’re all triangles, you’re missing out on some amazing squares in your life that’s - unfair to everyone. Reach out, beyond your immediate neighbors
- Today’s Big Moral Message™ is that demanding a bit of diversity in your spaces makes a huge difference overall