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The author asserts that the hacker scenario is the "linchpin" of her argument. Therefore, it seems to be a flawed interpretation to revise her argument to refe
by politician 9y ago
The author asserts that the hacker scenario is the "linchpin" of her argument. Therefore, it seems to be a flawed interpretation to revise her argument to refer exclusively to one part of the scenario and ignore the other parts. If the author wanted to make the argument solely about the number of folks working on a shared project, why include the remark about "ambiguous" work?
Perhaps the author belives that individual work on unambiguous projects is amenable to women. The explanation you've offered excludes this possibility.
- js2 9y agoThe author raises several points, but uses the word "lone" six times: > I was frustrated because the course consisted of lone work... > Despite the cargo shorts and the loner attitude, I learned like a girl.. > Instead of a lonely computer lab... > The rise of the archetype of the lone, antisocial hacker... > Does the idea of being a lone hacker appeal to some women? > Computer scientists are no longer universally considered to be ‘80s-style loners... I take this as the emphasis of the piece.