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> We need more women scientists Are you a scientist?

by dmm 15y ago

adriand 15y ago
Are you capable of realizing that your comment is unhelpful and does nothing to advance the conversation?
- dmm 15y ago
  No, I don't understand why my comment does nothing to advance the conversation. The poster ericabiz says the US needs more women scientists and I asked her if she was a scientist. If not, I was going to ask her why she wasn't. EDIT: I don't give a damn what ericabiz does. I wanted to know whether she really believed toys or suggestive advertising or whatever was really to blame for the lack of women in science. Because I think there are some other reasonable possibilities, for example, that science is a shitty career with huge uncertainty. A person with the skills and inclination to be a scientist can easily be a doctor/surgeon, vet, engineer, etc and have much better career potential. BURGERBRAIN: LOL guess I wasn't thinking. Good thing you are here to spread sarcastic bullshit around.
  - mbateman 15y ago
    "we need" does not imply "I personally have an obligation to provide with my own career decisions"
  - burgerbrain 15y ago
    We need more brain surgeons. We also need more welders. Why am I not simultaneously a brain surgeon and a welder? Baffling stuff!
    - pyre 15y ago
      We must make brain surgery and welding less baffling!
      - burgerbrain 15y ago
        Personally I think we should invent brain-welding, whatever that may turn out to be.
  - nitrogen 15y ago
    No, I don't understand why my comment does nothing to advance the conversation. It's too short, and your intent isn't clear from just "Are you a scientist?" The poster ericabiz says the US needs more women scientists and I asked her if she was a scientist. If not, I was going to ask her why she wasn't. Putting all that into your first comment would have made it clear what you were trying to accomplish, and spared you the downvotes. ...[edits]... So you got downvoted. It happens to all of us. No need to get disrespectful over it, just diagnose what went wrong and avoid it in the future.
  - David 15y ago
    Just put more of your point in your original post, and people will realize that you actually have a point. They'll be less likely jump to conclusions about your intelligence. >.> For example, "Are you a scientist? If not, why not? I ask because I wonder if we're jumping to conclusions about the cause of the gender disparity in STEM [...]" would suggest that you're a sane person who has a real point to make. I want this discussion to go somewhere, by the way. It was an interesting thought.
ericabiz 15y ago
Nope, I'm not. I basically really suck at school, and am pretty awesome at computers and making money. That's why I started a startup at age 20 instead of finishing college, then sold it for a nice profit when I was 26. Now I'm on to another startup, and run a popular blog to boot.
- dmm 15y ago
  Hey that's really cool. I wasn't meaning to be insulting, if that's how you took my comment. I had this awesome dialog planned that would have resulted in deep insight all around but then the comment was downvoted to hell and I became flustered.
  - ericabiz 15y ago
    Dude, I run a popular blog. I've had every insult imaginable thrown at me. No offense taken. I tend to answer every question in the same dry, blunt manner. ;)

> We need more women scientists Are you a scientist?

by dmm 15y ago

> We need more women scientists Are you a scientist?

adriand 15y ago

Are you capable of realizing that your comment is unhelpful and does nothing to advance the conversation?

dmm 15y ago
No, I don't understand why my comment does nothing to advance the conversation. The poster ericabiz says the US needs more women scientists and I asked her if she was a scientist. If not, I was going to ask her why she wasn't. EDIT: I don't give a damn what ericabiz does. I wanted to know whether she really believed toys or suggestive advertising or whatever was really to blame for the lack of women in science. Because I think there are some other reasonable possibilities, for example, that science is a shitty career with huge uncertainty. A person with the skills and inclination to be a scientist can easily be a doctor/surgeon, vet, engineer, etc and have much better career potential. BURGERBRAIN: LOL guess I wasn't thinking. Good thing you are here to spread sarcastic bullshit around.
- mbateman 15y ago
  "we need" does not imply "I personally have an obligation to provide with my own career decisions"
- burgerbrain 15y ago
  We need more brain surgeons. We also need more welders. Why am I not simultaneously a brain surgeon and a welder? Baffling stuff!
  - pyre 15y ago
    We must make brain surgery and welding less baffling!
    - burgerbrain 15y ago
      Personally I think we should invent brain-welding, whatever that may turn out to be.
- nitrogen 15y ago
  No, I don't understand why my comment does nothing to advance the conversation. It's too short, and your intent isn't clear from just "Are you a scientist?" The poster ericabiz says the US needs more women scientists and I asked her if she was a scientist. If not, I was going to ask her why she wasn't. Putting all that into your first comment would have made it clear what you were trying to accomplish, and spared you the downvotes. ...[edits]... So you got downvoted. It happens to all of us. No need to get disrespectful over it, just diagnose what went wrong and avoid it in the future.
- David 15y ago
  Just put more of your point in your original post, and people will realize that you actually have a point. They'll be less likely jump to conclusions about your intelligence. >.> For example, "Are you a scientist? If not, why not? I ask because I wonder if we're jumping to conclusions about the cause of the gender disparity in STEM [...]" would suggest that you're a sane person who has a real point to make. I want this discussion to go somewhere, by the way. It was an interesting thought.

ericabiz 15y ago

Nope, I'm not. I basically really suck at school, and am pretty awesome at computers and making money. That's why I started a startup at age 20 instead of finishing college, then sold it for a nice profit when I was 26. Now I'm on to another startup, and run a popular blog to boot.

dmm 15y ago
Hey that's really cool. I wasn't meaning to be insulting, if that's how you took my comment. I had this awesome dialog planned that would have resulted in deep insight all around but then the comment was downvoted to hell and I became flustered.
- ericabiz 15y ago
  Dude, I run a popular blog. I've had every insult imaginable thrown at me. No offense taken. I tend to answer every question in the same dry, blunt manner. ;)