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it distracts from the real problem and from actual solutions as I mentioned in my other comment[1]. companies actions (such as using off-shore havens, and fundi
by DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
it distracts from the real problem and from actual solutions as I mentioned in my other comment[1]. companies actions (such as using off-shore havens, and funding surveillance Tech) need to stop. by playing the culture war we make ourselves feel good without stopping anything.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23727420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23727420
- iagovar 6y ago> by playing the culture war we make ourselves feel good without stopping anything. Thank god I'm not alone.
- WaxProlix 6y agoNot only are you not alone, that's both the default view of many (most?) programmers and the stated claim of many closeted racists who want to detract from incremental steps by referencing orthogonal issues and derailing conversations.
- iagovar 6y agoI don't want to detract anything, I just find it absurd. You can call me what you want, don't really care at this point.
- shahruz 6y agoYou're not wrong. These are two separate issues and they should both be improved. It's not like we can only do one without the other, and the first steps to bigger change will almost always start with small steps that many feel are too small.