eirteep

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   by eirteep 12y ago

   Yes. Our disagreement comes from you framing the issue as unquestionable "abuse" to shut down rational discussion. You are assuming that a disinterested third party would conclude the environment was indeed hostile, and you are al
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   by eirteep 12y ago

   Verbal abuse is a thing. Unwanted compliments do not immediately constitute verbal abuse.
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   by eirteep 12y ago

   I read the tweets before commenting. The only specifics I saw were several verbal remarks (please correct me if I missed something). Framing poor taste compliments as "abuse" is less impressive.
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   by eirteep 12y ago

   You're setting up a straw man of equivalence. > I don't think social outcast implies tactless creep Of course, because there is more than one way to lack social skills. > tactless creep clearly doesn't imply social outc
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   by eirteep 12y ago

   It is pretty amazing that we've taken computing, a field that has traditionally been a refuge of social outcasts, and turned it into an environment where being a tactless creep is outrage worthy.