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   by austinee 14y ago

   That's fair. I shouldn't judge the entire community based on its loudest online members. In any case, the sentiment in the article resonates with me, because it matches my anecdotal experience outside of online communities. I haven't seen t
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   by austinee 14y ago

   That's a lot of ignoring to do. In the last feminism related thread I can think of ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5432277 ), the majority of people were, to put it mildly, not exactly progressive. That includes two mainstays of the
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   by austinee 14y ago

   You don't need to be a member of the tech community to see that. All you need to do is read the comments at any of the sites listed in the article. Yes, that includes HN.
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   by austinee 14y ago

   I had the opposite thought: a PhD might be worthwhile if you really love research, but it's hard to imagine making up the opportunity cost. What's the normal time to PhD? 5-7 years? Five years out of school, my base salary was barely below
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   by austinee 14y ago

   Thanks for replying! I certainly agree that you’re more likely to get the things you mention at a startup, but it’s possible to get those elsewhere (I have them now, with the exception of inexperience). Since I only need one job, I care mor
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   Ask HN: I don't understand why you would join a startup. What am I missing?

   8 points by austinee 14y ago|7 comments