masondixon

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by masondixon 9y ago
Affirmative action is definitely racist and sexist. Without it, maybe it is in some cases.
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by masondixon 9y ago
Less women studied CS than men and less apply. The image used to be merit. Now its all fucked up.
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by masondixon 9y ago
Yeh, US is pretty intense for social justice. I'd love to see a timeline and some kind of justification as to why it became such a strong force. I remember not even knowing what "social justice" mean't. Like all the peop
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by masondixon 9y ago
> Lowering your hiring standards for women can give people like me the lingering self doubt that maybe I wasn’t good enough. Worse, it gives many techbros reasons to believe that his female colleagues aren’t as good as his, and act accor
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by masondixon 9y ago
I've always wondered about this. People never really talk about it, but I see the "cool" factor as pivotal. Smart social people want to be bankers, lawyers, doctors, management consultants, not STEM. With the internet everyon
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by masondixon 9y ago
Very true. Its like bike-shedding.
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by masondixon 9y ago
> These people are americans now. Wouldn't "our own" as used earlier also include "these people"? I think you are injecting context which was never there in the first place.
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by masondixon 9y ago
Next you will tell me SV is a meritocracy...
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by masondixon 9y ago
And if someone you are interested in sleeping with does it to you (whilst holding power over you) - you are going to complain about that?
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by masondixon 9y ago
Shouldn't we help the ones already here first?
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by masondixon 9y ago
India and China have over 1bn people. Their countries are inferior to he US in so many ways. Of course they want to come here, and if there was no cap on the number, they would drive the wages down to rock bottom. They will always be cheape
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by masondixon 9y ago
I think this is called hustle, is it not? Is this not proof the media is losing touch with reality...
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OpenGov Got Seat at White House Roundtable and Is Part-Owned by Kushner Family(wsj.com)
31 points by masondixon 9y ago|14 comments
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by masondixon 9y ago
> This will totally make someone uncomfortable, especially when they're probably already sweating about the recruiting process. But from a male perspective (in the hypothetical above), I don't see it at all. I only see it as po
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by masondixon 9y ago
> objectively wrong Where can I find a list of "objectively wrong" things, and is there some kind of formal process to challenge them?
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by masondixon 9y ago
If its your sister, if the police flirt with her, she will probably have an easier time in jail, maybe able to get preferential treatment. Good if you are the guilty criminal. So A. If she is a suspect, then she would feel pressured to go a
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by masondixon 9y ago
You know a large percentage of long-term relationships start in an office setting.
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by masondixon 9y ago
> During the recruiting process, Mr. McClure, a founder of 500 Startups and an investor, sent her a Facebook message that read in part, “I was getting confused figuring out whether to hire you or hit on you.” Its interesting to think abo
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by masondixon 9y ago
I really want to understand the internal monologue of these people. There is some culmination of factors that must result in this need to fight injustice. It just feels like they have some chip on their shoulder from adolescents. Being bull
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by masondixon 9y ago
> 'every time' ...is clearly figuratively as the commenter mentioned.
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by masondixon 9y ago
But all the things you mentioned could easily happen to a non-Black. I've read tons of Medium posts about this stuff, and everything I read can equally apply to non-Blacks, and as a white I can relate to a lot of what is said. But its
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by masondixon 9y ago
Sets a good precedent doesn't it? I hate what this PC culture has become. You have to watch yourself so carefully or you will get publicly shamed like this. And if someone over reacts there is no consequence. Its a race to the bottom.
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by masondixon 9y ago
> I recall studies that women are less likely to ask for raises or are worse at haggling. The issue I see is that a lot of these issues are just about being in "a minority group". But a lot of complaints are levelled against th
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by masondixon 9y ago
You watch the video?
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by masondixon 9y ago
Agree.
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by masondixon 9y ago
Everyone reading this please, please, please watch the video. It is ridiculously not what it seems. I read the comments here, and the FB post and after watching it in full context you get such a different perspective. And it is just as the
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by masondixon 9y ago
100% agree.
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by masondixon 9y ago
> I don’t a-priori assume that the incident was rooted in sexism So who is sexist in this scenario? Turns out its the feminist in the audience assuming that a woman needs someone to cause a public disturbance because she could not help h
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by masondixon 9y ago
> a podcast I love is Planet Money, and they take the time to interview economists on both sides Great tip. The solution to so many problems is to involve challenging opposing points of view. There is a big problem with the left in Ameri
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by masondixon 9y ago
Politics divides us. The more we can do together whilst holding opposing world views the better. If the left didn't excommunicate anyone they disagree with maybe there would be more a chance to have reasoned political discussions, but

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