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> Other self-taught narratives, such as starting with Wordpress-based design backgrounds and moving from more simple themes to more complex themes where PHP kno
by bityard 3y ago
> Other self-taught narratives, such as starting with Wordpress-based design backgrounds and moving from more simple themes to more complex themes where PHP knowledge is required, to plugin development is a completely valid narrative, but a path that is predominately for women.
Despite all the introspective self-flagellation, I'd say the author still has a ways to go if they believe that any path or another is, "predominantly for women."
- detaro 3y agoFairly sure that's an example of the belief she did spread in the past, not something she believes now (as in as of the time of writing the article).
- Chris2048 3y agoHow did you come to that conclusion?
- detaro 3y agoIt's how the post makes sense in context?
- Chris2048 3y agoAfter reading it again here is my interpretation: What is meant by "self-taught narrative" is a narrative of their experience in which they are "self-taught" i.e. taught themselves. It could be easy to assume a "self-taught narrative" is a narrative one teaches themselves i.e. a narrative that is subjective, self-assured only, and thus not valid; but I don't think this is what is meant. Hence, the line: > Other self-taught narratives Are not "other narratives I taught myself" but rather, "the 'self-taught' narratives of other people". I think this is implied by: > My self-taught narrative is not other peoples’ self-taught narrative note the use of a singular "narrative". I think the contrast/revelation of the line "This was a bombshell" is that this: > is a completely valid narrative, but a path that is predominately for women i.e. this is what she discovered, and still believes, and forms the basis of her rejecting her former contempt.
- tacitusarc 3y agoNo kidding. But it’s been 8 years, good odds they’ve continued to grow in that time.