The diversity myth
by David O. Sacks, Peter A. Thiel · first published 1995
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David Sacks and Peter Thiel wrote an excellent book "The Diversity Myth". They report on how corrosive impact have certain ideologies on higher education and academic freedom. I recommend to read it just to get a boarder view into the problem no matter on what side you are…
on “The New Activism of Campus Life” ↗The Diversity Myth, a 1995 book [Thiel] co-wrote with David O. Sacks, railed against multiculturalism, which, they wrote, “exists to destroy Western culture.” What is up with all these people lately thinking that Western…
on “The Strange Politics of Peter Thiel, Trump’s Most Unlikely Supporter” ↗"Peter Thiel wrote a book called The Diversity Myth where he said that race mixing would destroy white culture" This is a lie, and it's exactly the kind of lie that Thiel is trying to call out as insufferable oppression on campus and in intellectual discussion.…
You're entitled to your personal preferences in where/how you like to live, but none of that changes the facts that: 1. Peter Thiel indeed wrote a book called 'the Diversity Myth' and 2. that book claims that multiculturalism exists to destroy white culture If you're going to argue that the above claim is a "lie", you are obliged to show where that lie is. Your only plausible…
I have seen multiple times in this thread references to terrible statements Thiel made in "The Diversity Myth" but know one has said what he actually said. Does anyone know specifically what he said that is so objectionable?
on “Palantir enables immigration agents to look up information from the CIA” ↗…Sociology. For the sake of his research, I hope he's spent some time getting over his wealth anxiety and gaining a few social skills. This is a prime example of why Peter Thiel and David Sacks wrote The Diversity Myth. (Note: I have neither a positive nor negative view on the contents of that book)
on “Low-income students feel left out at Stanford” ↗Fourth, Thiel already wrote an entire book (the Diversity Myth) about how one of the major barriers to progress in higher ed is the millions of dollars of often federal money siphoned off to promote "diversity" -- which actually end up in the hands of special interests…
on “An open letter to Peter Thiel” ↗I had never heard multiculturalism mentioned in reference to Thiel (I'm no expert on him), but apparently he co-wrote a book called "The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford". Looks like there were 1996 and 1998 editions with slightly different titles. [0], [1] [0] http://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Myth-Multiculturalism-Politi... [1]…
on “Big Cuts at Airy Labs, Ex-Employees Blame Management” ↗Amazon link to the book https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Myth-David-Sacks/dp/0945999... The book is not arguing against multiculturalism or diversity but rather it is arguing that multiculturalism and diversity are being used as an excuse to stifle free speech…
>Mexican culture is ingrained deeply into America and we are all better for it. How is this the case? Multiculturalism is not necessarily a good thing. I'm reminded of Thiel's The Diversity Myth. We no longer question whether some of these statements are true. Diversity is not necessarily a good thing and sometimes it can actually be detrimental by allowing for the tolerance of mediocre standards…
on “I'm Loyal to Nothing Except the Dream” ↗> I wonder how Thiel has managed to avoid these Alinsky playbook tactics so far. Partly by being gay, partly by "that shoe dropped a while ago." He co-authored a book titled The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford in 1995. Per wiki: > In 2016, Thiel apologized for two statements he made in the book: 1) "The purpose of the rape crisis movement seems…
…Enlightenment[1] ideals and positions which are, arguably, alt-right. He seems like a member of the coterie that Trump would take orders from. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment See also: "The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford", by Thiel, et al
on “Trump signals scrutiny of Google's ties with China after Thiel comments” ↗Thanks for engaging. Well, Thiel has definitely been anti-left long before the far right were even a thing. I mean, check out his book ripping on the wokes (https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Myth-Multiculturalism-Polit...) -- written in 1995! The Left/Right classification is just very restrictive. You will find people like Balaji Srinivasan who fall in Thiel's category. It might just be logical.…
on “Peter Thiel Gamed Silicon Valley, Donald Trump, to Make Billions, Tax-Free” ↗…Breitbart News for the late eighties, dedicated to bemoaning what it saw as political correctness run amok. The Review, with Thiel at its helm, yearned to make Stanford great again. As he observed in “The Diversity Myth,” his 1995 polemic co-written with David Sacks, another Review editor who later became a Silicon Valley bigwig, “Multiculturalism caused Stanford to resemble less a great university than a Third World…
on “The origin of Silicon Valley's dysfunctional attitude toward hate speech” ↗…published articles on multiculturalism during his time at Stanford for the journal 'Academic Questions', such as 'Multiculturalism and the decline of Stanford', followed by the book he co-authored called "the Diversity Myth", about how multiculturalism is horrific and how multiculturalism exists to destroy white culture, are where you should look if you wish to get a good idea of what is going on in that man's mind.
on “Is Trump mulling Peter Thiel for a top intelligence advisory post?” ↗