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"Gender issues" and "workplace diversity" are vague topics, not "truths" or even specific ideas we can discuss.

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ctdonath 7y ago
We all know what truths and specific ideas those terms encompass. Stating them brings a flurry of downvotes. Even pointing in their general direction gets downvoted.
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- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  People claiming that their ideas about those areas are "truths" can lead to a lot of downvotes, yes. Those people then claim that others are "suppressing the truth". They never seem to even consider the idea that their "truths" may in fact be mistaken.
  - coffee123 7y ago
    no even a raw fact, like pointing out the lack of female geniuses throughout history, leads to a flurry of anger and downvotes. For example, is it ok to point out the scientific research shows certain races have average lower IQ and smaller brains?
    - SimbaOnSteroids 7y ago
      Well if you're pointing out these stats, I have to question your motive, because they're pretty piss-poor stats to try and point out because of the context they exist in that explain the observation. Both of the things yous listed have very good contextual explanations, Science being a boys club, IQ tests having cultural bias', interbreeding with Neanderthal and Denisovans after the exit from Africa. Basically those stats are BS that are used to push a narrative supported by the people in society that are such losers they don't have anything to actually be proud of so make up BS to feel better about how bad they are at being a human.
      - coffee123 7y ago
        My motive is an obsession with biology and a relentless search for the truth. Same as Darwin, he wrote a lot about this stuff. He would have been flagged and banned on a place like hacker news. You people have no decency in my eyes.
  - larnmar 7y ago
    Pretty much every comment on every subject comes down to someone claiming that their ideas are truths, though, and not every comment gets downvoted so much.
    - Kaiyou 7y ago
      Not every wrong idea has a history of being contradicted so frequently, either.

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We all know what truths and specific ideas those terms encompass. Stating them brings a flurry of downvotes. Even pointing in their general direction gets downvoted.

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AnimalMuppet 7y ago
People claiming that their ideas about those areas are "truths" can lead to a lot of downvotes, yes. Those people then claim that others are "suppressing the truth". They never seem to even consider the idea that their "truths" may in fact be mistaken.
- coffee123 7y ago
  no even a raw fact, like pointing out the lack of female geniuses throughout history, leads to a flurry of anger and downvotes. For example, is it ok to point out the scientific research shows certain races have average lower IQ and smaller brains?
  - SimbaOnSteroids 7y ago
    Well if you're pointing out these stats, I have to question your motive, because they're pretty piss-poor stats to try and point out because of the context they exist in that explain the observation. Both of the things yous listed have very good contextual explanations, Science being a boys club, IQ tests having cultural bias', interbreeding with Neanderthal and Denisovans after the exit from Africa. Basically those stats are BS that are used to push a narrative supported by the people in society that are such losers they don't have anything to actually be proud of so make up BS to feel better about how bad they are at being a human.
    - coffee123 7y ago
      My motive is an obsession with biology and a relentless search for the truth. Same as Darwin, he wrote a lot about this stuff. He would have been flagged and banned on a place like hacker news. You people have no decency in my eyes.
- larnmar 7y ago
  Pretty much every comment on every subject comes down to someone claiming that their ideas are truths, though, and not every comment gets downvoted so much.
  - Kaiyou 7y ago
    Not every wrong idea has a history of being contradicted so frequently, either.