It's bizarre for a few passionate women, subject to survivor bias of having survived an allegedly women-hostile education-to-CS pipeline, to paint Reges as a pa

It's bizarre for a few passionate women, subject to survivor bias of having survived an allegedly women-hostile education-to-CS pipeline, to paint Reges as a part of the problem. One would naturally expect them to vehemently disagree on account of their own experience -- not unlike Reges uses his own experience in his journey to develop a nuanced understanding of the debate and to foster a more inclusive environment for women and other historically underrepresented groups -- but then why dismiss his viewpoint as selfish and anecdotal, while theirs is exactly the same? It's ironic that Reges' carefully crafted letter drew as much ire as Damore's sophomoric, easy-to-nitpick essay, when his entire letter is a trap laid bare. Given his keen awareness of the possibility of his employment's termination and his mention of displeasure of what he sees as chilling effect in tech and academia against voicing criticism of current sociopolitical headwinds, he's armored a reasonable discussion with indications that he knows some people will call for his head. And unremarkably, it happened in the one response that addresses his points the least!