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This is similar to the "managers don't want to talk to female employees". The solution is simple. Treat all people as people. If you can't, don't talk about th
by 100011_100001 5y ago
This is similar to the "managers don't want to talk to female employees".
The solution is simple. Treat all people as people. If you can't, don't talk about them.
Edit: Perhaps projecting my opinions I assumed you were talking about political correctness. However re-reading your post I am not so sure that's what you meant.
- bencollier49 5y agoHe's concerned that his views may become controversial in future. Someone with published centre-right views in Cambodia in 1965 would have felt fairly safe. Fifteen years later they would have been dead. (Ah! I notice you've edited it. It's worth pointing out that 'Political Correctness' was originally a term to describe the 'correct' behaviour of people in totalitarian states.)
- 100011_100001 5y agoI respond to posts the same way I write code. I write it first, then look for edge cases. Perhaps I should add a new step, post after the edge cases have been considered.
- bencollier49 5y agoI guess we all have different edge cases to our worldviews!
- yesenadam 5y ago> Perhaps I should add a new step, post after the edge cases have been considered Or use the "delay" feature on your HN profile page: e.g. mine is set to 2, meaning after I post a comment, I have 2 minutes to edit, reconsider, proofread or delete before anyone sees it.
- inglor_cz 5y ago"Treat all people as people." Which also means taking into account that some people are, in fact, unfair assholes and that you may fail to recognize them in time.