this2shallpaas

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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   I want to talk to you about two groups - tall people and short people. Usually, short people can't reach items that are on very high shelves. Above, did I imply something about tall people's abilities to reach items on very high s
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   Maybe you didn't intend to make the claim, but it's a claim you made. I quoted you extensively and characterized your words fairly and in context. Please point out anywhere where that isn't the case. If you claimed that OF th
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   Thanks for the links - I did read them. Yes, that was part of your original use of "usually." The way you used it in context implied the opposite group experiences the list of things the other group usually doesn't. You commu
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   "Usually" means "most", because it means "generally," as in "more often than not." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/usually https://en.oxforddictionaries.c
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   OP claimed most "most men _______." She made other claims as well, which I didn't respond to. She claimed "most men ________" when she implied most men experience code summer camps, parental encouragement to take AP
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   Happy to look at the facts. That more men than women take coding summer camps, AP CS, have friends who are CS major, or get referrals to top companies sound believable. Presenting evidence in the form of cold hard believable statistics woul
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   "I know it's hard to believe, but women don't usually get sent to coding summer camp as teenagers. Our parents don't usually encourage us to take AP computer science, and our best friends aren't in CS and don't
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   >The goal of hiring diversity is to reach Proportional Representation; you want your workforce to resemble the demographics of the nation as a whole. What about when that is reached, or is nearly reached? What's the medium term end
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   by this2shallpaas 10y ago

   Neither is (necessarily) greed- the motivation is probably benign, at least in many cases. But one is very likely prudence.
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    by this2shallpaas 10y ago

    It doesn't surprise me if the person who has less income and fewer assets wouldn't want a prenup. Or people who believe it shows a lack of full commitment, a wrinkle in their Medieval/Disney love story. Prenups seem like a go