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I don't know, actually. I originally held the same opinion, but over the last few days I've gone down the rabbit-hole of neuroscience and social-psychological r
by ameister14 9y ago
I don't know, actually. I originally held the same opinion, but over the last few days I've gone down the rabbit-hole of neuroscience and social-psychological research and his points appear to have merit. The tech community is devoting a lot of time and effort to fight something that is possibly explained by lack of interest and not entrenched discrimination.
That doesn't mean discrimination doesn't exist, because I've seen it a lot - Angels and VC's assuming a pitch meeting is a date and acting that way, unacceptable behavior in the workplace and women being harassed and shut out of opportunities for advancement in tech. All these must be dealt with.
It's just the methods we're all using to end perceived discrimination might not actually be directed at the real parts of the problem. That was the whole point of his essay in the first place, I think.