A thread of posts on social media from Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban went viral Wednesday after he explained his support for diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. Cuban in a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, responded to Elon Musk, who owns the platform, outlining why DEI initiatives are beneficial to businesses. In the original comment, Musk wrote, “Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is literally the definition of racism.” Advertisement Outlining each word in the acronym, Cuban wrote that taking into account people’s race, ethnicity, identity and sexual orientation in hiring processes helps...