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Considering you had to make a throw-away account to express your rather mild opinion, and then was immediately down-voted for it, yeah, I definitely agree you h
by ffn 12y ago
Considering you had to make a throw-away account to express your rather mild opinion, and then was immediately down-voted for it, yeah, I definitely agree you have an unpopular opinion. More than that, the whole issue of gender in tech has become toxic because of the two opposing sides polarizing the issue.
In my place of work, most of the folks there identity themselves with things like "the front end js / photoshop guru who works out a lot", "that designer who boldly splashes black", "the one who listens to your problems and helps you deal with life", or even "the vegan crossfit dba", and literally no one identifies him or herself "female programmer", "male engineer", or what have you... Incidentally, despite the fact people flirt, joke, and laugh while working and being professional, we've never had a problem with sexism.
- icebraining 12y agoConsidering you had to make a throw-away account to express your rather mild opinion, and then was immediately down-voted for it, yeah, I definitely agree you have an unpopular opinion. Or maybe people that are interested in the conference want to talk about it without having the conversation hijacked by a rehash of the tired argument around the question of gendered events, which never goes anywhere on HN. A down vote does not necessarily imply disagreement of the opinion expressed - it might just express disagreement on the choice of thread on which it should be made.