nthrow

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by nthrow 13y ago
The popular understanding of feminism is that it aims for equality between men and women. You've more or less said "you don't understand feminism" without explaining how, exactly, feminism doesn't aim for equality.
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by nthrow 13y ago
There are men's rights practitioners that support the egalitarian aims of feminism. Equality is what reasonable MRAs and feminists want. Unreasonable MRAs and feminists, however, are more interested in having someone to blame.
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by nthrow 13y ago
Mainstream segments of the movement, if you will. The mainstream of any movement is where a sense of tribal identity emerges that's likely to engage in partisan disparagement of other movements seen as opposition.
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by nthrow 13y ago
It's almost as if movements in general - feminism and the men's rights movement included - are prone to partisan sensationalism.
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by nthrow 13y ago
There are some Muslim leaders that express disturbing things as well. Once again, this does not make them the voice of mainstream Islam. If you actually visit a large men's rights community, like http://reddit.com/r&#x2
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by nthrow 13y ago
Before the dotcom era and the mainstreaming of geek chic, programming used to be considered pretty uncool. Men and women who went into it were seen as nerds. For women, more so than men, finding a mate has been seen as part of being able to
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by nthrow 13y ago
Cherry picking incidents involving the actions of disturbed individuals to attempt to smear a multifaceted movement is intellectually dishonest. That's like claiming all Muslims are terrorists because some Muslims are.
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by nthrow 13y ago
Your statement is about as intelligent as saying feminists are indistinguishable from trolls. The men's rights movement, like feminism, isn't monolithic.
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by nthrow 13y ago
https://npm.nodejitsu.com/ says "we raised over $300,000 for the project".
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by nthrow 13y ago
>The money you gave to Nodejitsu to continue supporting npm was a huge part of getting us in front of the exponential growth curve. The $300,000 is gone already?
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by nthrow 13y ago
I'm not sure if Joyent's blog, which characterized him as an "asshole", would qualify as a minority voice.
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by nthrow 13y ago
How offensive. Aren't you aware that empathy is a core engineering value?
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by nthrow 13y ago
Yes. Joyent directed public wrath at an individual, over a political issue, who was a key employee of a competitor. This employee then left the community. Then, a day or two after, Joyent launched a competing offering IIRC. The Node project
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by nthrow 13y ago
"Last year" is a funny way to frame 2 months ago.