> In fact, connected minorities essentially have super-powered network...
...in isolated pockets where those things exist.
Outside of those places, minorities have their slider set to something-other-than the easiest difficulty level.
As a white guy in generally good condition, my slider was slid all the way to easy. My road was still super hard - but it was easier than it was for women, brown people, etc.
In 1990 I moved to FL and ran headfirst into no connections=no work. I did the Make Your Own Luck thing. Hundreds of brief introductions led to a few relationships. A few of those became potential leads. It was a years long process. The eventual successes hinged on a few, key connections with people who saw something familiar.
If I hadn't been familiar, I wouldn't have been remembered past the introduction.
...in isolated pockets where those things exist.
Outside of those places, minorities have their slider set to something-other-than the easiest difficulty level.
As a white guy in generally good condition, my slider was slid all the way to easy. My road was still super hard - but it was easier than it was for women, brown people, etc.
In 1990 I moved to FL and ran headfirst into no connections=no work. I did the Make Your Own Luck thing. Hundreds of brief introductions led to a few relationships. A few of those became potential leads. It was a years long process. The eventual successes hinged on a few, key connections with people who saw something familiar.
If I hadn't been familiar, I wouldn't have been remembered past the introduction.