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I'm Algerian, from Algeria (North Africa). I'll start a movement bitching about how there are not enough Algerians in Silicon Valley, and how it is unfair and x
by Jugurtha 13y ago
I'm Algerian, from Algeria (North Africa). I'll start a movement bitching about how there are not enough Algerians in Silicon Valley, and how it is unfair and xenophobic, and how companies must start programs and what-not to include more Algerians. Start paying teachers to teach Algerians to code, but not pay them if they teach other nationalities. And I'll sue because most people working in Silicon Valley are American.
Who cares about the fact that there are less Algerians that Americans in the U.S. Or the fact there are less Algerians than Americans in Silicon Valley. Or the fact there are less Algerian Engineers than American Engineers in Silicon Valley. I mean, who cares, right? It's just wrong and everyone is whining. Why not whine, too. It's trendy and hip these days to be a special flower.
This is exactly what
Tptacek, with all due respect... There's no amount of rhetoric fu that would make the unwillingness to face reality overcome, well, reality.
Most women don't pursue tech. Most people in tech are males. 1+1 = Most people working in tech will be men.
Anyone would agree on that if it were on another issue, but since it's women it is about, and people don't want to appear sexist if they ever even question the main points, they all jump on the White Knight train, wear their Social Justice SWAT Protective gear, and smash anyone who disagrees.
- tptacek 13y agoDefining the problem away doesn't do much to help your argument either. Meanwhile, rhetorical devices like the term "white knight" and "social justice SWAT" harm your argument further, by making you sound unserious --- you're not just attacking the person making the argument instead of their arguments (the true ad-hom fallacy), but you're attacking a caricature of them. A moment's thought will show you why there would be more women in any given field in the US than Algerians. If you can't understand why, are you sure you want to advertise that fact?