Diversity and inclusion

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Is it just me or is there an ever present, crushing irony in the fact that the most monotonous, robotic, cliche-laden, auto-generated, straight-out-of-central-casting, phoned-in, ditch-water dull patter in all of modern business discourse — and bugger me, that is quite some vertiginous bar to overcome — is uttered in the name of diversity and inclusion?

“Only by actively engaging different perspectives can we challenge and stretch our thinking, enrich the experiences of employees, and empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Every day, we strive to create an environment that brings the power of diversity to life; where people with different backgrounds and experiences thrive in both their professional and personal lives—and where we’re all able to channel our passions to help others achieve more.”

The above — a verbatim, real-life example plucked from the tirelessly unhumble, virtue-signalling pages of LinkedIn, is the kind of random-word generator mush that “only a rather dull MBA could have said while attempting a graveyard in moonlight”[1].

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  1. With apologies to the greatest line of rock ’n’ roll spite, from Roger Waters’ magnificently bilious The Pros and Cons of Hitch-Hiking.