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What possible positive result could this have? It's going to be used to shame people out of conversations, exclusively.

• neogodless 4y ago
  https://share.america.gov/why-do-many-americans-list-pronouns-on-social-media/ https://share.america.gov/why-do-many-americans-list-pronoun... https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/why-do-people-share-their-pronouns-on-social-media-and-should-i-14760853/ https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/why-do-people-share-their-pro... > The main reason why many people choose to include their pronouns, even if they are cisgender, is because it ‘normalises and encourages discussions around gender’.
  • guntherhermann 4y ago
    Why do we want to "normalise" or "encourage" discussion around gender on a source control platform? I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.
    • mcphage 4y ago
      > discussion around gender on a source control platform Given how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform. > I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time. Okay.