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It will matter. If you're white and male you may be harassed but you won't receive even a fraction of the volume of hate, of death threats, of rape threats, tha
by InclinedPlane 10y ago
It will matter. If you're white and male you may be harassed but you won't receive even a fraction of the volume of hate, of death threats, of rape threats, that you will if you are a woman or a person of color. Do not pretend it's otherwise.
- falcolas 10y agoHave a look at the volume of vitreol amassed by Boogie2988 on YouTube and tell me he has it good because he's a white male. The fact is, any harassment, any number of death threats is bad. Period. 1 or 100 won't matter when someone is wishing violence upon you.
- jordanlev 10y agoSo... why isn't this problem worth addressing then?
- falcolas 10y ago1-5% of the world's population consists of Sociopaths and others with mental disorders which mean they just don't care about whether such activities are right or wrong. Another 25% or so are minors, who also don't understand why this may be bad. How do you address those populations on a way which hasn't been attempted (and failed) before?
- jordanlev 10y agoI don't know, but I don't think much has been tried (in the grand scheme of things... the internet is still relatively new compared to other long-standing social institutions). And isn't the entire premise of Hacker News / YCombinator that there are people and companies that can do things in a new / better / more efficient way? Why should that mentality be limited solely to making money?