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I can't reply to your comment below: > You clearly didn't get my point. For one, I'm not the one that brought up the 80 cents figure. But is it 80 cents? 70? 9
by stolio 11y ago
I can't reply to your comment below:
> You clearly didn't get my point. For one, I'm not the one that brought up the 80 cents figure. But is it 80 cents? 70? 90? That's not the actual issue. Does sexism exist in tech? If yes, how about talking about that?
> It's like entering into a conversation about how to fix the problem of racism within the police by asking "ah yes, but how racist are they?".
I don't understand how you can speak critically of people asking the most mature, rational and productive question in the situation. You can't make a plan to deal with a problem if you don't have at least some idea of how big it is.
Person A: "The dam is overfilled, we need to drain some of the water."
Person B: "Oh, really? How do you know it's overfilled and how much water do you think we should drain?"
Person A: "OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK ME THAT! CLEARLY YOU *WANT* THE DAM TO BE OVERFILLED, DON'T YOU?!?"
Person B: "..."