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I didn't think it was too irrelevant. He resolves the question of his gender, and then responds with his own personal observation that skilled female hackers ar
by cloakandswagger 10y ago
I didn't think it was too irrelevant. He resolves the question of his gender, and then responds with his own personal observation that skilled female hackers are a rarity.
Why is there such an embargo on talking about the differences between genders? The only times it is permissible is if you're talking about how women are either superior or discriminated against in some respect.
- soundwave106 10y agoOne reason, perhaps, is that too many "differences between genders" discussions (whether it's from one side or the other) devolve into unhelpful discussions about confirmation-bias style "superiority" or "discrimination" and the like. Discussions that try to honestly determine more fact-based reasons for the differences (whether it be biological reasons or social constructs) are rather rare. In this case, that observation was part of a "I have strong hacking skills" boast. So more "oof" for the awful overall tone. I personally suspect a bit of Dunning–Kruger here. My hunch is, while it is true that women in infosec are rare, there probably are women in infosec that have quite a bit stronger skillset than this guy.