Interesting and thought provoking post. First of all, I think I am a builder. I have been a software engineer for over twenty years and part of that time my title was solution developer. I am now a solution architect. I built many applications and some from over twenty years ago are still in use which amazes me...
In terms of diversity I am not included in that program in America because I am white and male. The fact that I have an accent and come from a different part of the world would have potentially indicated that I would be more likely to bring a diversity of thought than those who grew up here but we're of African American background.
Yes, it sucked that I didn't get those diversity scholarships or hiring quotas, but long term it didn't matter as I got everything based on merit and being special and protected handicapped those who were part of the diversity and inclusion programs...
Yes. That is how I would have classed someone like you also, based on the same reasoning.
Silly, isn't it? This is the problem with the superficial labelling of diversity. It indicates nothing about the practical application.
And the challenges are multipronged, because those school and hiring quotas often end up pushing people into areas that they are not best suited for, meaning they will struggle against anyone who is. Yes, there is a lot of systemic issues that need to be cleaned up, but using superficial traits as the filter is moronic.