From: Overcoming Bias
Consider: People often say “It’s not personal,
it’s just business”, or “This is personal.”
We have laws to discourage discrimination based on gender, race,
age, religion, etc., but they only apply at work, school, clubs,
etc. and not to “personal” relations such as friends or
lovers. Law let’s us sue firms or schools that lie to us, to
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