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Slack = javascript-based IRC chat system

privileged = in posession of advantages, or lacking disadvantages, that some other people experience

"touch the third rail" = in this context, discuss a difficult topic which often blows up into hostility

diversity = the property of having people of different appearance and background in the same social context

inclusion = work done to bring in people to share the same social context.

Keeping up can be a problem. The US State Department has some off-line resources on political correctness for the use of people returning from a few years outside the US. After a few years in Djibouti or Bangkok, some readjustment is necessary. These are even offered for kids of foreign service officers. ("Transgender bathroom rights? Waat?")

In most tech contexts, diversity means racial and gender appearance-only diversity. There is very little to no thought put into background or cultural diversity.

The different groups (immigrants and 2nd generation children of immigrants) that offer the most cultural and background diversity are flagged as a monolithic group based on appearance, completely ignoring the cultural diversity that they bring.

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