# \#dei

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## [MEI vs DEI](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/mei-vs-dei/4775)

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**Author:** [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\
**Replies:** 177\
**Last updated:** [7 October 2026 21:04 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/mei-vs-dei/4775 "2026-10-07T21:04:09Z")

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This X post has been making rounds: Today we’ve formalized an important hiring policy at Scale. We hire for MEI: merit, excellence, and intelligence. This is the email I’ve shared with our @scale\_AI team. ————————————…

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## [South Africa](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/south-africa/5886)

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**Author:** [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2025 06:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/south-africa/5886 "2025-04-14T06:49:00Z")

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South Africa is what happens when a country becomes ungovernable. From endemic sexual crime to farm murders, rolling blackouts, and expropriation, the rest is just the details. What has come to be termed “South Africa…