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I agree with your points and approach to manage the genders differently. However, I also recognize the author is simply frustrated by her realization that these
by conductr 13y ago
I agree with your points and approach to manage the genders differently. However, I also recognize the author is simply frustrated by her realization that these stereotypes are based in reality. She's basically sympathizing with the people who she disagree with as a feminist. She recognizes it wrong, but doesn't have the time to fix it. The easy solution, for her, is to hire a man.
When I shop for clothes I often look for a female to help me. In my experience I've had better results getting stuff I like with better advise from women. I know a man could sometimes be better, but I actively try to avoid men. It's just a simple filter I use to get to my ultimate goal quickly with a (perceived) higher level of success. I think this author is doing the same.
- stcredzero 13y agoattempt to build report with me better advise from women Off-topic, but doesn't it seem like iOS typing "correction" has knocked about 4 years off of the grade level of online writing?
- steffan 13y agoYou're attributing this trend to iOS autocorrect? Such an optimist.
- stcredzero 13y agoLook elsewhere in this thread: Not only am I an optimist, I happened to be right. (It's the plural of anecdotes that's data, of course.)
- grkvlt 13y agoThe anecdote/data statement is usually rendered "The plural of anecdote is not data" so your point is not strictly true. Obviously with enough consistent anecdotes, they can be considered as data, but n is going to have to be convincingly large... ;)
- stcredzero 13y agoThe anecdote/data statement is usually rendered "The plural of anecdote is not data" so your point is not strictly true. And that would be a misquote: "You may have heard the phrase the plural of anecdote is not data. It turns out that this is a misquote." http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/
- grkvlt 12y agoWow. Thanks for the correction. I learned something new today: > The original aphorism, by the political scientist Ray Wolfinger, [...] The plural of anecdote is data.
- zimpenfish 12y agoI much prefer "The plural of anecdote is Gladwell"
- conductr 13y agoWell... I wrote that on my phone one handed while using the other hand to shovel lunch into my face. So I'm part to blame.
- stcredzero 13y agoI know it well. I spend 2X more time editing while posting at lunch because of iOS.