Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agoThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlimagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1381arrow-down1imageThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square117linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38830374 tweet economist article archive.is paywall bypass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology excerpts of economist article: […]
minus-squaressladam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoExactly. It’s like saying that since every president has been over 6’ tall we should only allow tall people to run for president.
![The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/14f5a0b4-82b6-498d-a689-36c2824dd296.png){kind=link}
Exactly. It’s like saying that since every president has been over 6’ tall we should only allow tall people to run for president.