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I don't disagree with anything the author writes in this article but I still think he's missing the point. When you're male and in tech of course you can shape
by dcole2929 12y ago
I don't disagree with anything the author writes in this article but I still think he's missing the point. When you're male and in tech of course you can shape how people perceive your age. You can do that as a male even outside of tech but that is not what the original article is talking about. This author is using an apples to apples comparison when in this case it's really more apples to oranges. The author of the original piece repeatedly and consistently reinforces the point that she's speaking of an issue that affects woman. Again she's also not in tech proper. As usual things work very differently in tech than they do elsewhere in Corporate America. Youth is seen as advantage in tech and that's not the case in a lot of industries.
- ckdarby 12y agoThe author in the original piece starts off pointing out the new era of age discrimination, then starts to add 'women' through her statement and at no point states the issue is age discrimination only for women in a specific industry. The original piece also has broad statements such as, "Every woman". It is nearly impossible to write a response post with a perfect comparison when someone structures their post without a clear message.
- dcole2929 12y agoAgreed with your last point. However her language very clearly indicates she is speaking about an issue woman face. She almost exclusively uses female pronouns and variations of woman and female. She doesn't speak to industry at all, I just noticed that all of her examples are non tech related while as the author of the response piece specifically uses his own personal example as a startup founder. Which to me makes it seem like we are not dealing with like things. Male Vs Female. Tech vs Corporate America