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.

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?)