This is a copied post but it is information many don’t consider. If you were wondering why “empathy” was a search term for newly or soon to be banned GRANT programs, agencies and departments, it’s because DEI is an empathy program. “Some of what DEI is: -ramps and sidewalk curb cuts -subtitles & captions (TV & phone) -family restrooms -changing tables in men’s restrooms -breast feeding/pumping stations & accommodations -floating paid holidays -pay equity & transparency -parental leave (time & pay) -coming back to a job after birthing a child -not having to just accept workplace harassment -work accommodations for a variety of disabilities -flexible work arrangements -size inclusive chairs and beds in medical facilities -belt extenders on planes -various food options for vegetarians/vegans/kosher/gluten-free/etc at medical facilities -non smoking areas/end of smoking indoors -being able to have medical professionals and your coworkers use your preferred name (not just queer people have those) -wellness programs and incentives -more relaxed & inclusive dress code policies -rooms to pray/meditate at work & other public places -employee recognition programs -employee/network resource groups -large print materials -materials in different languages -multiple religious options at hospitals -accessible bikes and public transit accommodations -businesses not becoming fully cashless -company-covered mental/behavioral health resources Some of What DEI isn’t: -hiring an under qualified person for a job just because they’re a person of color -hiring based on race just to meet diversity goals (this is illegal) -a new fad or buzz word. DEI work has been going on for many many years, under different names.”

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I am neurodivergent myself. It is my lived experience as well. That actually explains a lot. Our hyperfocus in these conversations. Inflexibilities. Tenacity. For me, it’s ADHD 100% and people who think you outgrow stuff, don’t understand. But neurodivergence is not an superpower or excuse in his case just as it isn’t in one in yours or mine. But no, I am correctly concerned. Do I think he wants profit? No, he does not need profit. He can lose everything and he will still have a roof over his head, food in his belly, friends, and people to listen to him talk – because he is charming and tells interesting stories. He will never know poverty and has never known it. That’s ok. But it makes him unaware of certain realities and consequences. His methods are identical in every place he works, which is one of the big reasons for my concerns. I know how he did Paypal. I know how he did Tesla. I know how he did SpaceX. I know how he did Twitter. This is how I know he’s doing this. All of this is every reason why I do not trust him with this task. We will get a surface product but he is working deals we do not see because he does that, has always, and will always.

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“Health insurance” is probably one of the most hated “industries” in the United States of America. “The United States is unique among high-income countries in relying predominantly on a private health insurance model, rather than a universal public health insurance system.” This is why generating sympathy is difficult. Now, that’s SOMEWHAT true with other cases of CEOs, but you’ll not see it as strongly as you will for Health Insurance. Once upon a time in the early 1990s, a CEO of a big Oil company in New Jersey was chopped into little pieces by the Russian mafia. His head, fingers, legs, all found in different areas. Now, some people shrugged their shoulders or were indifferent. But most were sympathetic to the wife or kids, even if they hated big oil. Why? Because even big oil doesn’t get the hatred health insurance gets in the usa.

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