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I think there's a pretty plausible answer here - StackOverflow is hostile to everyone, and that means people who already feel insecure or burdened by impostor s

I think there's a pretty plausible answer here - StackOverflow is hostile to everyone, and that means people who already feel insecure or burdened by impostor syndrome or like they have to struggle to be recognized - even if they're not technically being treated any worse - end up experiencing that hostility and intimidating attitude even more.

pellucidar 8y ago
It's not only insecurity; people with less patience for hostility will react to the hostility by leaving--not by hanging around, and certainly not by trying to earn hostility karma.