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Don't Make Gates Optional, Make Them Flexible

22 pointsby wakamoleguylast Friday at 9:40 PM2 commentsview on HN

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ispeterstoday at 7:24 PM

A compelling post. Something it doesn't mention that I immediately wonder about is how you ensure the decision to escalate from "a quick DM" to a "full business case review" (or whatever) isn't unreasonably biased.

If everyone is working with good intent then this doesn't matter. But the real world is full of unconscious 'isms so I suspect there's a risk that underrepresented folks are more likely to trip the extra process flag and thereby get slowed down disproportionately, leading to negative feedback loops.

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ninjutoday at 6:36 PM

Just don't make the gates so flexible that due diligence can be avoided