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I'm of the general opinion that people should be free to make their own sub-communities, and even within reason restrict access to others. Say women in tech wan
by rich_sasha 4y ago
I'm of the general opinion that people should be free to make their own sub-communities, and even within reason restrict access to others. Say women in tech want a male-free space? Well fine.
The issue is, what then about "white men in tech"? Do they get to have a group to themselves, to discuss issues from, dunno, "dealing with tech Feminazis", or whatever white men in tech struggle with? What about white supremacists in tech? Elite SEs against influx of cheap junior labour?
I'm personally not a member of any such "selective" groups and for these reasons feel a bit ambivalent about them.
But as i say, go ahead as far as I'm concerned...
- alldayeveryday 4y ago> Say women in tech want a male-free space? Well fine. > The issue is, what then about "white men in tech"? Do they get to have a group to themselves, to discuss issues from [...] An interesting observation that white men having their own space is an "issue" whereas any other collective is not an issue.
- qsort 4y agoGP's reasoning is by modus tollens.
- alldayeveryday 4y agoConcerning this topic I commonly see the logic: If P, then Q. Not Q. But still, P.
- rich_sasha 4y agoAs i say, neither bothers me too much. But I'd imagine various groups that want their own space would not like their complement making a space just for themselves, and not letting them in.