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One would imagine that it's hostile to folks not indoctrinated in hacker culture, i.e. RTFM, and whatever subculture SO has developed. Given the anonymity prov
by mieseratte 9y ago
One would imagine that it's hostile to folks not indoctrinated in hacker culture, i.e. RTFM, and whatever subculture SO has developed.
Given the anonymity provided by the internet, unless someone goes out of their way to make their various statuses made known they really won't be. So I don't at all buy that this is an overt problem.
So the question becomes, is hacker culture or SO culture hostile to women and minorities inadvertently?
- chris_wot 9y agoNo, it’s actively hostile. I’ve seen questions closed, new people denigrated and people who answer questions in good faith actively told off by old hands.
- js8 9y agoI think his question is if SO community is hostile to people from different backgrounds, or simply to newcomers. I think it's hostile to newcomers, and they are treated the same regardless of race or ethnicity or gender.