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> What is it about that group of people that makes them behave that way? Your question overgeneralizes. You're attributing to the group, the qualities of a sm
by khazhoux 9y ago
> What is it about that group of people that makes them behave that way?
Your question overgeneralizes. You're attributing to the group, the qualities of a small number of individuals.
- BadassFractal 9y agoThere have been several women coming out in the past few months reporting VC partners behaving in a similar manner, hence that being a trend vs being about "just that one group of people"
- khazhoux 9y ago> What is it about that group of people that makes them behave that way? Ok, maybe I'm just parsing words here, but your statement can be read as: "that group of people [VCs and CEOs] behave that way [sexual harassment]" Which overgeneralizes, because this still appears to be a small number of offenders, despite the recent outings. That said, I'm willing to believe/accept that the same qualities that make someone think they should be CEO or a power-investor, and not a lowly peon worker, translates into a higher likelihood of douchebaggery.
- Powerofmene 9y agoIn a word, power.
- dredmorbius 9y ago"Wealth, as Mr Hobbes says, is Power." -- Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, Book 1, Chapter 5 https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_I/Chapter_5 https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_...
- Powerofmene 9y agoAgreed. Wealth and held power over her job security, so she was in an untenable and precarious situation.