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Truthfully, these days if I see SJW buzzwords, I just skip over the rest of the text. It's not worth subjecting oneself in that sort of groupthink - lest you ea

Truthfully, these days if I see SJW buzzwords, I just skip over the rest of the text. It's not worth subjecting oneself in that sort of groupthink - lest you eat babies. Because if you don't agree with them, you must assuredly agree with rape, sex crimes, and eating babies. There is no middle ground. There is no discussion. Only fuming mouths. Are there wrongs? Absolutely. But we can tackle those when we have clear evidence and direct corrective action. Striking out at anyone with a will to discuss and have legitimate concerns is not a way to bridge the communication gap.

acover 9y ago
I think you are being downvoted because there is little information in what you are saying. Off topic. Well known argument. Tone seems angry. Just a guess
DanBC 9y ago
> I just skip over the rest of the text. You could also skip over the step of posting in comment threads.
- occultist_throw 9y ago
  You're indeed right. I could. But this stuff is everywhere, whether you want to read it or be part of it, or not. 1. Donglegate. Told a dongle joke, got fired. 2. Meritocracy Rug, Github. 3. "CodeOfConduct.md" 4. GamerGate 5. Throwing fits about pronouns: https://www.dailydot.com/news/github-gendered-pronoun-debate/ https://www.dailydot.com/news/github-gendered-pronoun-debate... 6. NodeJS leadership splitting at the seams https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/72dff4/nodejs_leadership_is_a_toxic_mess/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/72dff4/nodejs_... 7. Demonization if you are a "White male in tech" - regardless if you are for equality or not 8. Google Memo/"Anti-diversity Screed" So you're right. I could stay quiet about this. But these problems aren't going to go away with silence. And they aren't going to go away by shaming people into submission or silence under threat of job loss. These things are affecting the whole industry, and it's about high time to confront these issues head-on, without fear of losing your house, your food, and your livelihood. (Why do you think I run under a pseudonym?)
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cholantesh 9y ago
There is an entire thread of meaningful, respectful discussion that follows your initial remark, and you haven't even tried to engage with it.

acover 9y ago

I think you are being downvoted because there is little information in what you are saying. Off topic. Well known argument. Tone seems angry. Just a guess

DanBC 9y ago

> I just skip over the rest of the text. You could also skip over the step of posting in comment threads.

occultist_throw 9y ago
You're indeed right. I could. But this stuff is everywhere, whether you want to read it or be part of it, or not. 1. Donglegate. Told a dongle joke, got fired. 2. Meritocracy Rug, Github. 3. "CodeOfConduct.md" 4. GamerGate 5. Throwing fits about pronouns: https://www.dailydot.com/news/github-gendered-pronoun-debate/ https://www.dailydot.com/news/github-gendered-pronoun-debate... 6. NodeJS leadership splitting at the seams https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/72dff4/nodejs_leadership_is_a_toxic_mess/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/72dff4/nodejs_... 7. Demonization if you are a "White male in tech" - regardless if you are for equality or not 8. Google Memo/"Anti-diversity Screed" So you're right. I could stay quiet about this. But these problems aren't going to go away with silence. And they aren't going to go away by shaming people into submission or silence under threat of job loss. These things are affecting the whole industry, and it's about high time to confront these issues head-on, without fear of losing your house, your food, and your livelihood. (Why do you think I run under a pseudonym?)
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cholantesh 9y ago

There is an entire thread of meaningful, respectful discussion that follows your initial remark, and you haven't even tried to engage with it.