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It's a bit of a paradox isn't it, if you really are emotionally triggered by people making a gesture to black developers, doesn't that suggest that developers a
by Traster 6y ago
It's a bit of a paradox isn't it, if you really are emotionally triggered by people making a gesture to black developers, doesn't that suggest that developers are really easily emotionally triggered, and therefore making the gesture is actually important and therefore you shouldn't be triggered because it's not bending over backward to be politically correct it's actually tackling something that's a real issue?
- throwaway1997 6y agoWhat's the issue in this case? What do I put in my CV in place of "Master's degree" in case it triggers someone?
- Traster 6y agoI wouldn't be listing your git commits on your CV in the first place.
- throwaway1997 6y agoPlease just answer the question. I have a degree called "Master's degree". What should I call it now? If it's serious enough to warrant changing everyone's git workflow, surely a small gesture like updating my CV to remove potential trigger words is needed.
- Traster 6y agoIf we're really having this conversation here's your answer: the github term master comes from bitkeeper which was specifically using a master/slave idiom. Whereas Master in academia is derived from the Latin Magister which doesn't have the same reference to the master slave dynamic - it's literally just a homonym. So don't change your CV.
- bobjohnee 6y agook go tell that to a triggered person of color who will also find your "master's" degree offensive then
- throwaway1997 6y agoI'm sorry but you are mistaken. "Master" in git refers to "record master" which has nothing to do with a master-slave relationship. The master used in git is a homonym, not the same word.
- Traster 6y agoNope, it's mentioned right here: https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask#L223 https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/H...
- rgoulter 6y agoAlmost, but not quite. At least: I think you can say "that people are arguing about it makes it significantly political". I don't think you can say "that people are arguing about it makes it a meaningful thing to do".
- bobjohnee 6y agoAre they really doing anything to the black developers? All i see is white people tripping over one another doing what they think is the right thing. Democrats have been doing that for decades in historically democratic cities, and yet: Highest debts = Democrat states Highest crime rates = Democrat states Highest death tolls from Covid = Democrat states Highest homeless per capita = Democrat states Highest unemployment rating = Democrat states Highest taxes = Democrat states Lowest literacy rates = Democrat states Lowest two parent homes = Democrat states How is that?