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Another way to look at the comments is to look at the audience. HackerNews readers are typically hard problem solvers. They discuss theories and solutions, an
by daenz 9y ago
Another way to look at the comments is to look at the audience. HackerNews readers are typically hard problem solvers. They discuss theories and solutions, and can't be afraid of avoiding potential causes because they make people uncomfortable.
So while your post has empathy, it doesn't really push the solution-finding process forward in the way that other, more active (vs passive), posts do.
- yosito 9y agoYou can't be sure you're offering a solution to the right problem if you haven't taken the time to empathize with what the problem is first.
- daenz 9y agoAnd passive empathy without action is pointless. How much data needs to be gathered before an action becomes clear? Should we all not take any action until then?
- yosito 9y agoI haven't seen any actions recommended. Just people nitpicking everything they think is wrong with a woman's opinion.
- peoplewindow 9y agoBecause the actions that would be obvious outcomes of the identified problems are pointless to suggest, they will never happen. For example, a key issue identified in this discussion is the perceived career risk of being friends with women at work. Stories have been shared about harmless comments that came back to bite innocent men years later, or being described as creepy, and of course, we've all seen the string of high profile men losing their jobs based on mere tweets. An obvious action that could address this is for women to stop collectively insisting that they never lie and that they should be able to shoot down the career of any man based on nothing more than a complaint to HR. But there is no sign this will happen, why would people give up such power.