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Obviously the fact that she was a woman made the story more appealing, which would be fine if it was a true story, it is nice for people to have role models the
by gameswithgo 9y ago
Obviously the fact that she was a woman made the story more appealing, which would be fine if it was a true story, it is nice for people to have role models they can identify with and be inspired by. Everyone loves an underdog story...well I do.
I sometimes find the fact that women are successfully being high profile scam artists (Elizabeth Holmes etc) encouraging in a twisted way. Plenty of men have made a bunch of money by cheating and lying in the business world, women are now making their mark too (and likely always have of course)! why not? =)
- throwaway2016a 9y agoMy point is if she did make the app herself it makes sense to hold her up as a role model but holding her up as a "prodigy" is counter productive. If anything it is a little sexist (not you, the "prodigy" idea). That if a 16 boy makes an app it's just normal but if a girl does it, she is a prodigy. We need to be teaching people that men and women are equal and that girls can do this stuff just the same as boys. Saying it takes a prodigy to do it discourages people from even trying because it comes with the implication that person is capable of something the average girl isn't.
- corpMaverick 9y agoIMHO, we shouldn't even use the word prodigy. It is a heavy weight for those who are labeled as such, and in most cases it is just a happy combination of passion, intelligence and hard work well directed.