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From http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/books/7933/exclusive-extract-from-jon-ronson-book-so-youve-been-publicly-shamed/ http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/books/79
by anon4 12y ago
From http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/books/7933/exclusive-extract-from-jon-ronson-book-so-youve-been-publicly-shamed/ http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/books/7933/exclusive-extrac... which was linked here not long ago:
I asked Hank if he found himself behaving differently since the incident. Had it altered how he lived his life?
“I distance myself from female developers a little bit now,” he replied. “I’m not as friendly. There’s humour, but it’s very mundane. You just don’t know. I can’t afford another Donglegate.”
So I guess it poisons his view of the entire gender.
- forgottenpass 12y agoSo I guess it poisons his view of the entire gender. It's pleasing to think that ineffective activism is zero-sum. In reality a lot of people have been turned off to ideas that fit their principles and ideals. Getting them back is going to take much more work than it would have taken to appeal to their principles before they got burned.
- john_butts 12y agoOrrrrr it brings him into line with appropriate workplace expectations in a world not dominated by dudes.
- hypatiadotca 12y agoHonestly I'm pretty happy if dudes like that stay the fuck away from me. Sounds like a win-win!