#202: Social Justice Elevator Music (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
Dec 6, 2023
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Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss the double standard revealed by university presidents' responses to advocating for genocide. They critique meaningless speeches on diversity and inclusion, explore Elon Musk's actions on Twitter, and analyze the infiltration of a left religion within corporations. They also delve into the sleep patterns of chin strap penguins and the surprising presence of Key Deer in the Florida Keys.
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The performative nature of corporate DEI initiatives is revealed through empty rhetoric and vague statements in Pfizer's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit video.
The recent controversy surrounding university leaders' responses to advocating for the genocide of Jews highlights the shortcomings of modern universities in fostering critical thinking and intellectual growth.
The superficial nature of corporate DEI initiatives is evident in Pfizer's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit video, with speakers using buzzwords and platitudes without providing concrete actions or solutions.
Pfizer's DEI Summit video exposes the disingenuousness of corporate messaging on diversity and inclusion, necessitating companies to move beyond performative approaches and implement meaningful actions for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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DEI and Corporate Nonsense: A Pointless Showcase
A recent video from Pfizer's Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit highlights the meaningless rhetoric and empty platitudes used in corporate messaging. The video showcases various leaders and employees discussing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but their speeches lack substance and are filled with buzzwords and vague statements. The disconnect between their words and actions is evident, highlighting the performative nature of corporate DEI initiatives. This kind of empty messaging ultimately undermines genuine efforts towards promoting diversity and inclusion.
The Failure of Modern Universities
The recent controversy surrounding university leaders' responses to questions about advocating for the genocide of Jews emphasizes the shortcomings of modern universities. The focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion should not overshadow the importance of fostering critical thinking, intellectual growth, and challenging prevailing ideas. Universities should strive to create environments where exploration, debate, and discomfort are encouraged, rather than catering to students' preconceived notions. A return to the true purpose of education, creating wise and informed individuals, is vital for the future of higher education.
Empty Corporate Rhetoric: Pfizer's DEI Summit
Pfizer's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit video showcases the emptiness of corporate rhetoric through vague and meaningless statements. The video features speakers discussing their commitment to diversity and inclusion, but fails to provide any concrete actions or solutions. The use of buzzwords and platitudes, devoid of substance, reveals the superficial nature of corporate DEI initiatives. The focus on performative messaging instead of tangible change undermines genuine efforts to address issues of diversity and equity in the workplace.
Disingenuous Corporate Messaging: Pfizer's DEI Summit
Pfizer's DEI Summit video highlights the disingenuous nature of corporate messaging around diversity and inclusion. The video features executives and employees expressing their commitment to equity and diversity, but the empty rhetoric and lack of substance in their speeches is evident. This performative approach to DEI undermines genuine efforts to address systemic inequalities in corporate culture. It is essential for companies to move beyond buzzwords and incorporate meaningful actions that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Key points about Key Deer
The Key Deer is a subspecies of white-tailed deer found in the Florida Keys. Despite the development and habitat loss in the area, the Key Deer population has survived. They inhabit specific keys that provide fresh water sources. Key Deer can swim and migrate to other keys during the wet season when standing water is available. They have adapted to their unique environment and have become a tourist attraction in the Florida Keys.
Sleeping Patterns of Chinstrap Penguins
Chinstrap penguins, a subspecies of the white-vented penguin, engage in bouts of seconds-long micro-sleeps, enduring interruptions of wakefulness due to eye closures and sleep-related brain activity. Despite the short duration of these micro-sleeps, chinstrap penguins accumulate more than 11 hours of sleep per day for each hemisphere. They use this sleep strategy to cope with continuous vigilance needs, as they nest in colonies that face egg predators and aggression from other penguins. The micro-sleeps serve as restorative sleep, indicating that sleep benefits can accrue incrementally.
The Existence of Key Deer as a Specific Subspecies
The Key Deer is a subspecies of white-tailed deer found in the Florida Keys. Despite the challenges posed by habitat loss and development, the Key Deer population has survived and adapted to their unique environment. Key Deer are smaller in size than traditional white-tailed deer and are well-known for their swimming abilities. They inhabit specific keys that provide fresh water sources, and during the wet season, they migrate to other keys for water access.
In this 202nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
In this episode we discuss the Congressional hearing in which the presidents of several elite universities are asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews constitute bullying or harassment. We call out the double standard revealed by their actions, and their answers. Then we discuss the impressive efforts by Pfizer to engage the behemoth that is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Also: How important is it that Elon Musk told Disney to F-off? How do chinstrap penguins get away with sleeping for four seconds at a time? And what is going on with the deer in the Florida Keys?
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Mentioned in this episode:
Representative Stefanik questions University presidents: https://x.com/repstefanik/status/1732138663608271149
First hit when searching “Pfizer” on YouTube in early December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PAZDI4t1WM
Paul Thacker substack (With a “Go Fuck Yourself” Musk Finally Gave a Middle Finger to Democratic Party Censors): https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/with-a-go-fuck-yourself-musk-finally
Libourel et al 2023. Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps. Science 382(6674): 1026-1031. DOI: 10.1126/science.adh0771
