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> Turns out, if you make a big deal out of something, people get angry at you for making a bigger deal out of it. If you make a small deal out of something, peo
by katbyte 14y ago
> Turns out, if you make a big deal out of something, people get angry at you for making a bigger deal out of it. If you make a small deal out of something, people ignore you.
She made a huge deal out out of it by posting it to twitter, publicly shaming them and getting them fired, very disproportional to the offense.
She could have just reported it to the conference staff and it would have ended there unless they continued.
> There's no way to do eye for an eye when you're not on a level playing field and women in tech aren't.
Now as i women in tech am i in a better or worse position because now everyone going to worry about what they say around me and hold off on those pesky jokes (that don't bother me) or not hired me because they don't want to deal with what i may do if offended....