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That's quite a leap to assign racism as the core of the author's complaint, don't you think? Especially since I can't seem to find anything referencing South A
by wavefunction 12y ago
That's quite a leap to assign racism as the core of the author's complaint, don't you think? Especially since I can't seem to find anything referencing South Asians or any other sort of ethnic demarcation.
- Cyclone_ 12y agoIt is quite a leap...I don't think Ferlinghetti or the author of the article was complaining about racism at all, I think they just don't seem to like the tech people. I'm not really sure why but if I had to guess, I would say they don't view them as cultured people.
- walshemj 12y agoAs 50 or 60% or the recent tech incomers are from India that is indirect racism. And India has culture going back several thousand years.
- Cyclone_ 12y agoDid you read the article? "Emerging in its place is the mostly white, male-dominated, monied monoculture of the tech industry and there appears no end in sight." Seems like he's complaining that SF is losing diversity.
- walshemj 12y agoReally seen the stats for the big tech companies? its not white males that are over represented compared to the USA's population its Black, Latino and Females that are under represented
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- walshemj 12y agoI think its heavily implied in the article with some tech companies having 60% technical from one particular country. If they use term like a "different breed" that could straight out of a UKIP leaflet. Its the WASP playing at activists who pushed out a previous generation that seem to be behind a lot of this.