Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-220 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-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1198arrow-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-220 hours agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 hours agoYeah, nothing says “this person will repay their loans” like looking at their face and nothing fucking else. I love how you can just call it capetalismo in portuguese, capeta = devil
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Yeah, nothing says “this person will repay their loans” like looking at their face and nothing fucking else.
I love how you can just call it capetalismo in portuguese, capeta = devil