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I'm sad to see that. The subject was arguably right on topic. I get the feeling that it was taken down only because it was inconvenient for someone.
by kukx 11y ago
I'm sad to see that. The subject was arguably right on topic. I get the feeling that it was taken down only because it was inconvenient for someone.
- dang 11y ago> I get the feeling that it was taken down only because it was inconvenient for someone It's a tempting feeling to get, and a contagious one, but no—the only inconvenience we care about is that of HN readers who don't want to read tedious flamewars tacked like burning barnacles onto the top comment. I'm kind of glad you said that, though, because usually the sinister implication goes the other way, Gitlab being a YC-funded startup and all. Speaking of convenience, it's not that inconvenient to scroll down to find the flamewar. Seems like a reasonable balance to me.
- kelukelugames 11y agoHow many up votes does that comment have? I want to know how many HNers are so offended by diversity initiatives that they will lobby companies to boycott github.
- TheLogothete 11y ago45. This is not a diversity initiative. It is a pitchfork initiative. Show the whiteman!
- kelukelugames 11y agoYou shouldn't become outraged so easily.
- TheLogothete 11y agoAnd I think your opinion is tainted. "don't think we'll succeed teaching white, male middle managers empathy and compassion anytime soon so let's limit their scope of damage" So when this guy makes workshops to spread his bigotry he is fighting for inclusion and when I speak up I am fighting against diversity initiatives? Are you for real?
- dang 11y agoCome on you guys.
- kelukelugames 11y agoMy expectations are too high. I shouldn't except HN crowd to understand the difference between mainstream and intersectional feminism. But it is hilarious that posts on gender and race issue get flagged to death, posts about class are always voted to the top, and anything that threatens the status quo spurs outrage.
- dang 11y agoThere actually aren't as many posts on class, though we (where "we" really means society) seem to be getting there. I'm thinking of adding to the site guidelines to please not post generalizations about the HN community unless you have data. It seems almost always to be associated with low-information, divisive comments. I don't mean to pick on you personally; lots of users do it. But almost always in bad parts of threads.
- kelukelugames 11y agoDang, you've mentioned this to me before so I have been counting, but I prefer a more scientific method. Are there APIs that let me know the number of flags for a post? Edit: also why I asked for the number of upvotes. According to him it was 45? That's a lot.
- kelukelugames 11y agoYes, why do you feel so persecuted? People cannot be taught empathy through corporate courses. It doesn't matter if they are straight, male, or whatever. Probably mentioned male middle managers because management is mostly male. I'm not this easily offended.
- splintercell 11y ago> The subject was arguably right on topic. Definitely not, it was two steps further from the topic. 1) It was talking about a competitor's company, which is fine 2) It was talking about a non-technical aspect of the competitor's company However I would love to see this topic come up more, just not on gitlab's stuff.