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Why guys only? I've had roommate situations with both genders and mixing has never hurt.

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• petercooper 19y ago
  When you're a young, unsettled man, you don't necessarily want to "waste" time extending the courtesies that are generally required when you live with women. All that nonsense with toilet seats, over the top levels of cleanliness, not calling people douchebags or bitches for fun, etc. Now, there are quite a few women out there who can operate just like men and would be just as good as a man in the anticipated role, but the odds are significantly lower.. whereas a man would most likely just "fit in." Besides, these guys might have personal reasons. Sexual discrimination is something to eradicate at a societal level, not a personal one. If you simply don't get along with women, you shouldn't be forced to work with them (and vice versa!) This means there shouldn't be sexual discrimination in a general workplace, but in your own home you can discriminate all you like!
  • mixmax 19y ago
    No women? - this is a true nerd speaking. :-)
  • Xichekolas 19y ago
    Wow... just... wow. Something tells me that the women applying to be live-in-hackers are not going to be the same ones that bitch about toilet seats. I'm sure he has his reasons for only wanting guys... and it's his house, but seriously man, you sound like a walking stereotype when you say that stuff.
    • run4yourlives 19y ago
      I think all he's saying is that for him, he's not particularity comfortable around women and would prefer to be around men to ensure that comfort. At least he's aware of his discomfort, I guess.
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    • Prrometheus 19y ago
      There are many, many housing ads on Craigslist right now that say "female only". In general, they are perceived as being cleaner and more responsible. For those same reasons someone might not want a female roommate.
  • BrandonM 19y ago
    My junior year of college I lived with a guy roommate of mine, and we both always put the toilet seat down even though there were no girls living there (and rarely visiting). We also showered and kept the house clean. It's really not that hard and should have nothing to do with gender. As for the toilet seat, I put both the seat and the lid down. I just think it looks better that way.
  • bdr 19y ago
    All discrimination is at the personal level. Discrimination in society is the integral.
    • petercooper 19y ago
      In that case, there must be two levels of discrimination. I have lots of preferences and discriminate between different products, people, and choices all the time. I am very much against institutionalized discrimination, however. Let's say I wouldn't want to personally work with someone who couldn't speak English. That's a personal choice, but I wouldn't want the same person to be discriminated against in terms of politics, job opportunities, and other senses. Perhaps the difference is passive versus active discrimination. The former being someone operating on their preferences (that is, choosing not to live in a black neighbourhood or choosing not to date blondes) versus active discrimation (attacking people of a certain color or gender, implementing discriminatory policies at a workplace, etc.) I think passive discrimination is necessary for the world to work, but active discrimination should be avoided and discouraged.
  • anamax 19y ago
    CA's housing discrimination police think that gender discrimination laws apply to shared housing.
  • ken 19y ago
    If he's going to be keeping a dirty house and "calling people douchebags or bitches for fun", he should probably mention that. A lot of us men (most, in my experience) are going to be turned off by that, too.
  • motley_fool 19y ago
    It's still a shock to me to see otherwise egalitarian and meritocracy-minded hackers engage in such blatant and naive sexism. That's in response to your first paragraph. I can agree with the second.
    • petercooper 19y ago
      It's not "sexist" to state things that are "generally" true. At least, no more sexist than saying men are "generally" into sports. I'm not into sports, but I would not be offended if a women were to say this since it IS "generally" true.
  • ichverstehe 19y ago
    I'd actually like to work with female hackers. Never met one, but I'm pretty sure you could learn something. Different approaches to things, yeah.
• jlam 19y ago
  Perhaps even more important than diversity in gender, diversity in age and experience contribute even more to a project. So long as people are bright and hard-working, they can contribute lots. In the technology world, age prejudice runs more rampant than gender prejudice.