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Comment author: Filipe 04 September 2012 11:35:16PM *  1 point [-]

Ultrasummary of abilities: Very good English command, goals that either pro-technology or pro-effective giving, minimally rational, somewhat rich (there is a niche of people who work to feel fulfilled more than for money, in Brazil, this correlates strongly with good english skills and all the abilities social class can buy)

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Is this acceptable now? I suspected some would practice such discrimination privately, but to proclaim it publicly and to expect it to be seen as a fair requirement surprises me.

Comment author: drethelin 05 September 2012 05:39:12AM 1 point [-]

http://www.halfsigma.com/2012/08/to-succeed-in-journalism-have-rich-parents.html Related.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 05 September 2012 04:04:18AM *  1 point [-]

Wealth is moderately correlated with intelligence/instrumental rationality (especially for those over 30 years of age), so it might work as a decent filter (in conjunction with other metrics) for their purposes.

Comment author: Filipe 05 September 2012 02:00:33PM *  2 points [-]

I'm sure it is correlated. One might find even correlations with other things such as race and gender... I questioned the fairness in using it as a way to recruit people.

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