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When Virtue Matters More Than Competence

When Virtue Matters More Than Competence

The priorities of failed Silicon Valley Bank.

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Mar 13, 2023
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Jay Ersapah, the face of Silicon Valley Bank’s virtue

I’m not going to blame wokeness for the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. It’s clear that there’s a lot going on there that brought that bank down, and wokeness, if a factor at all, is way down the list. But because I am nothing if not a devotee of intersectionality (heh), I will point out two ways in whi…

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