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Pleasant in the sense that I'd love to see some myths about this being a 'man-only' site dispelled. Should have clarified that!
by Pseudomanifold 3y ago
Pleasant in the sense that I'd love to see some myths about this being a 'man-only' site dispelled. Should have clarified that!
- somsak2 3y ago"this site just has too many blacks on it" see how that's problematic?
- Pseudomanifold 3y agoFully agree with you there! As I said, I'm merely interested in getting a rough picture of the demographics (INB4: selection bias etc.). I find the statement you mention just as problematic as if you were to switch out the ethnic identity with _any_ form (self-identified) identity. That being said, I don't see anything problematic about looking at population demographics and then asking _why_ some identities are over- or under-represented. This poll should not be used for that, though :-)
- smegsicle 3y agowhy do you use the term 'myth' ?
- Pseudomanifold 3y agoMaybe 'assumption' would have been the better choice. Given that HN is (for me!) broadly about playfully engaging with technology and society at large, I would expect that this _should_ attract a relatively diverse audience.