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A lot of men in tech don’t spend a lot of time looking after their kids. They then criticise their wives parenting methods. I’m not saying this is what you’re d
by xevb3k 8y ago
A lot of men in tech don’t spend a lot of time looking after their kids. They then criticise their wives parenting methods. I’m not saying this is what you’re doing, but it’s made me a cynic about most of what I read on HN.
- intothemild 8y agoThat’s quite the generalisation. I don’t know many parents in tech, but the ones that I know spend a lot of time with their kids. I devote a large amount of time to my daughter. The other parents who are in tech are quite similar. Perhaps I live in a bubble here in Norway.
- xevb3k 8y agoThere’s a reasonable amount of evidence that fathers still don’t do their share of parenting in general: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/05/childcare-men-pull-weight https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/05/childca... Though I’d be interested in more stats on this. I’ve known enough HN’ers and tech fathers in real life who talk a lot but don’t look after their kids to have become cynical myself.
- intothemild 8y agoAhh yes. I agree. Men don’t do their share of parenting as a whole. I thought you were saying this is specific to tech, of which I’d disagree. It’s more wide spread than that.
- xevb3k 8y agoYes, my phrasing was not ideal. I don’t know if it’s particular bad in tech. But it is a general problem I’ve seen (and also noticed in tech).