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I suppose I have not really noticed this specific type of behavior here. My interest in HN comes mostly from the technical and historical articles that get pos

I suppose I have not really noticed this specific type of behavior here. My interest in HN comes mostly from the technical and historical articles that get posted, and the often illuminating discussion threads, rather than the entrepreneurial or networking angle -- I tend to skip the business related stuff and I have never engaged with other HN'ers beyond replying to their posts (like this). Thanks for replying. I understand better now.

DoreenMichele 7y ago
For various reasons, it's going to be difficult to notice if you aren't on the receiving end of it. The vast majority of it is not intentionally malicious behavior, which is why words like misogyny and sexism are actively problematic in trying to address the systemic issues that get in the way of so many women. But I honestly don't know what else to call it. My experience has been that getting too creative in an effort to distance myself from baggage associated with standard language for a particular problem space often ends up failing to actually communicate at all. Thank you for posting a good faith question about the matter and following up in good faith.