Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square99fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1339arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38830374 […] tweet economist article archive.is paywall bypass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology
minus-squaressladam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 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.