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I'd like to comment on her point that her co-workers are myopic in their interests: this is irrelevant to her argument as she could just as easily be a male who
by themgt 15y ago
I'd like to comment on her point that her co-workers are myopic in their interests: this is irrelevant to her argument as she could just as easily be a male whose interests lie outside of the status quo
I find this sentence key in a number of ways. Tech firms or departments are often filled with individuals with autistic-spectrum traits - among which are poor social skills, an obsession with details, myopic interest and hyper-rationalistic thought. ASD is 4-1 more prevalent in men than women
Her point is not that some of her interests lie outside the status quo, it's that the entirety of her coworkers interests do - they are only interested in or able to connect with each other or her regarding facts and ideas relating to their work, and are seemingly unable to connect that work to any greater meaning or purpose in life
- prodigal_erik 15y agoGreater is a matter of opinion. Many of the fundamental discoveries (perhaps excluding medicine) came from people obsessed with their field as an end in itself rather than a means. Needing "this has a greater purpose in helping other people" outside validation to maintain interest is a bad sign that you have not found your calling, and it's a tendency I think our society indoctrinates women with to their detriment. The need to trade with others does influence what I build, but they aren't the reason I build.