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> they need only be open to everyone The word "only" makes this sentence completely wrong. In startup terms it's like saying that to make a successful product
by bct 14y ago
> they need only be open to everyone
The word "only" makes this sentence completely wrong.
In startup terms it's like saying that to make a successful product you need only make something useful and put up a web page offering it for sale. It would be great if it was that simple!
- typicalrunt 14y agoThis kind of reply is the shit people are lamenting about as a decline in the HN comments. If you cherry-pick sentences out of context, then of course you can make a valid point and invalidate mine. To show context, my entire sentence was: Projects can maintain fairness without specifically targeting a demographic, they need only be open to everyone and never turn someone down simply because of an attribute they cannot change [gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, height, etc]. So by "only" being open to everyone, I assert that projects can maintain fairness. How is this incorrect? I never said the project would be successful, you falsely added that using your metaphor. Is there some other magic bullet for making a project fair? Do we need to inject some discrimination and close-mindedness into it?
- bct 14y agoI never said anything about success. We don't need to inject discrimination and close-mindedness, but we do need to counteract it. That means we can't just passively "be open".