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Why don’t you look at Google, Meta, etc?

1. A simple search would have shown the India is not at the bottom of the Olympics table.

2. Even if it is, what is the evidence it is due to genetics rather than culture?




Per capita they are at the bottom.

To imply, as you have, that genetics doesn't influence sports skill to a great degree is preposterous.

I used that country as an example because it is the major source of workers for tech wage suppression in the states. There is no evidence of any danger that the same negative pressure on athletics will occur.

Rushing to accuse me of racism because you disagree is offensive.


To start with, it was brave of you to edit out your original post lol.

> To imply, as you have, that genetics doesn't influence sports skill to a great degree is preposterous.

1. You do realize it is possible for an outcome to have multiple possible causes which contribute to varying degrees? Show me one peer reviewed study that says genetics are the reason for India's poor Olympic performance. Just one is enough. I will even take one from a predatory journal.

2. If someone says "genetics" as the cause for something bad without evidence, then yeah, they may not be racist, but that position is by definition a racist position.

3. Indians are the at top of the economic strata in the US (highest median wage). But low-brow racists won't attribute this success to genetics but illogically attribute it to "wage suppression" lol. They have the highest median wages in the US. How are they suppressing wages?

4. This is how jews were treated in Europe for centuries and that lead to the Holocaust. Simultaneously, they were cunning and more clever than others and yet somehow also sub human in cognition.

5. Most racists generally lack a robust education in logic and history, so unfortunately, 3 and 4 are beyond their knowledge and comprehension.

6. You cited zero sources. Let me cite one from a neutral source saying H1B has no impact on wages.

https://aier.org/research/h-1b-visas-no-impact-on-wages/


You accuse someone of the modern equivalent of blasphemy and are surprised when you observe a chilling effect? Coming out of the gate with that vitriol indicates a bad faith stance.

There's a pattern I've observed with modern tech types. They fail to generate hypotheses with observable data, or have opinions about anything, without tacit approval from an authority. I think it's because being part of the herd is more important to them than actual truth or debate.

Next time you should pick better than to reference these guys.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_for_Econo...

Here, I found a source that disagrees.

https://cis.org/North/Unlikely-Sources-Confirm-Wage-Suppress...

The argument however is not about the tech skills or economic prowess of h1b workers. It is about the chance of professional athletics being affected to a similar degree by the wage suppression effects of importing labor.

I'm not going to engage further with you because, as I mentioned at the start, you're arguing in bad faith. I will accept an apology should you so choose to humble yourself.




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