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Again you display that you easily assume in place of providing evidence. You assume he meant to insult you, but how can we know unless he explicitly states so?

by Dellort 17y ago

Again you display that you easily assume in place of providing evidence. You assume he meant to insult you, but how can we know unless he explicitly states so? You somehow interpret what I said as telling you to be quiet, but how can what I said be interpreted as anything else than "please provide sources if a general consensus like this exists". Furthermore you make assumptions about my gender, of which I have revealed no information. I think you should give people the benefit of the doubt before you decide to attack them or decide that they meant to insult you. Of course you are free to interpret as you want, but I warn you: Confirmation bias can be a real hindrance in seeing the truth.

dgabriel 17y ago
In the course of this conversation, I am the only one who has been attacked. If you can tell me a way I can interpret that comment that is not insulting, I'd be happy to hear it. I have been quite civil, I have presented two sources and could procure more, but I am done with this thread. I know that my opinions on such things are unpopular here, and I do not expect to be lauded or reach consensus. "Confirmation bias can be a real hindrance in seeing the truth." If you want to think that's what this is, that I'm a lone woman with a chip on my shoulder, if that makes you feel better, then please disregard the sources I posted earlier.
- Dellort 17y ago
  I can't see how you've been attacked, unless you're a feminist. I don't know if it's insulting in general or insulting to you. It wouldn't be insulting to you if it wasn't insulting to you. That last part is a straw man because you did not provide evidence for your claim that "HN, and the wider hacker culture, is often unwelcoming to women" at the time you made that claim. Also you should clarify if you mean "all women", "some women" or "one woman" by "women". In any case I strongly suspect you have not closely examined my name.
  - dgabriel 17y ago
    You win. :)