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Presumably there are things they would like to talk about that are not interesting to others. For instance, maybe childbirth and pregnancy are something they ca

by arjie 12y ago

Presumably there are things they would like to talk about that are not interesting to others. For instance, maybe childbirth and pregnancy are something they care about. Honestly, maybe some things that are not as important to non-founders and men. It's just a different forum. The same way we don't discuss mountain climbing on debian-dev. Anyway, that said, that's not why I considered down modding. It's because this argument plays out each time and it's annoying. It's another vi v. Emacs. So let's try to get something even slightly more novel out of this.

mc32 12y ago
I differ on your take that that would be a vi vs emacs because it's not. Essentially, you're saying, it's a preference, choice, which this certainly is not. From a philosophical perspective, this kind of segregation is dangerous. I can see why it's attractive in the short-term. Indeed it may have short-term benefits, but it masks a problem, rather than fixes it. Essentially, a portion of society is saying, that part of society is not behaving well, so we'll form our own community and serve ourselves. I think that undermines the desire to improve the whole of society. The other part can keep on misbehaving, why should they bother recognizing their faults, the other is making it go away for them. This kind of self organization underscores differences and magnifies them. So instead of saying entrepreneurs can raise capital this way, it's men can raise capital this way, or women can raise capital that way. So you get a bifurcation. And I don't know that that is a thing to be desired. I think the oft quoted line from Parcifal, is apropos "die Wunde schliesst der Speer nur, der sie schlug." That is to say, the wound can only be healed by the spear which smote it.
- arjie 12y ago
  No. I mean it's a repetitive discussion which just creates noise. Everyone says the same things every time. I should never have even replied.

by arjie 12y ago

mc32 12y ago

I differ on your take that that would be a vi vs emacs because it's not. Essentially, you're saying, it's a preference, choice, which this certainly is not. From a philosophical perspective, this kind of segregation is dangerous. I can see why it's attractive in the short-term. Indeed it may have short-term benefits, but it masks a problem, rather than fixes it. Essentially, a portion of society is saying, that part of society is not behaving well, so we'll form our own community and serve ourselves. I think that undermines the desire to improve the whole of society. The other part can keep on misbehaving, why should they bother recognizing their faults, the other is making it go away for them. This kind of self organization underscores differences and magnifies them. So instead of saying entrepreneurs can raise capital this way, it's men can raise capital this way, or women can raise capital that way. So you get a bifurcation. And I don't know that that is a thing to be desired. I think the oft quoted line from Parcifal, is apropos "die Wunde schliesst der Speer nur, der sie schlug." That is to say, the wound can only be healed by the spear which smote it.

arjie 12y ago
No. I mean it's a repetitive discussion which just creates noise. Everyone says the same things every time. I should never have even replied.