4 ms·

The answer is obvious: it's bias. I'll never forget the day I removed my picture from my LinkedIn profile and the amount of random spam I received increase subs

by tabeth 10y ago

The answer is obvious: it's bias. I'll never forget the day I removed my picture from my LinkedIn profile and the amount of random spam I received increase substantially. People don't like the answer, but there's only one: anonymity. Any other solution simply changes who will be discriminated against.

jbhatab 10y ago
I honestly don't understand how someone can be sexist. I have never thought lesser of the people I've worked with because of gender. I don't know if this is too personal but would you mind talking with me to explain what it's like. ive worked work many females in the past with no issues besides personalities. I just want to really understand and empathize. feel free to reach out at jbhatab@gmail.com if youd be so kind
ed_balls 10y ago
I'm above the average looking guy. When I added my picture to LinkedIn the amount of spam increased substantially. People are really biased creatures. Usually the intent is not malicious, but rather caused by tribalism, evolution, empathy, mirror neurons etc. One example is ageism, which is actually a systematic bias. For examplem to be a president you have be 35 or older. Let's imagine we created a perfect candidate in a lab which is 29. She's creme de la creme. And we have abolished this law. No dice. She would not win.
oconnor663 10y ago
Whether or not anonymity would change the "fairness" of the outcome, it's not at all clear that it would change the outcome itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia
- tabeth 10y ago
  The goal is not to change the outcome, the goal is to remove bias. If the outcome is the same under perfect anonymity, then so be it.
flukus 10y ago
> I'll never forget the day I removed my picture from my LinkedIn profile and the amount of random spam I received increase substantially. Was it the picture or just bots picking up on activity changes? I agree about anonymity though, it's the only solution that adds a degree of fairness.

by tabeth 10y ago

jbhatab 10y ago

I honestly don't understand how someone can be sexist. I have never thought lesser of the people I've worked with because of gender. I don't know if this is too personal but would you mind talking with me to explain what it's like. ive worked work many females in the past with no issues besides personalities. I just want to really understand and empathize. feel free to reach out at jbhatab@gmail.com if youd be so kind

ed_balls 10y ago

I'm above the average looking guy. When I added my picture to LinkedIn the amount of spam increased substantially. People are really biased creatures. Usually the intent is not malicious, but rather caused by tribalism, evolution, empathy, mirror neurons etc. One example is ageism, which is actually a systematic bias. For examplem to be a president you have be 35 or older. Let's imagine we created a perfect candidate in a lab which is 29. She's creme de la creme. And we have abolished this law. No dice. She would not win.

oconnor663 10y ago

Whether or not anonymity would change the "fairness" of the outcome, it's not at all clear that it would change the outcome itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia

tabeth 10y ago
The goal is not to change the outcome, the goal is to remove bias. If the outcome is the same under perfect anonymity, then so be it.

flukus 10y ago

> I'll never forget the day I removed my picture from my LinkedIn profile and the amount of random spam I received increase substantially. Was it the picture or just bots picking up on activity changes? I agree about anonymity though, it's the only solution that adds a degree of fairness.