Exactly. Discussions on these topics inherently require subjective value judgments on top of "more objective qualitative and quantitative sources", and I can't imagine trying to limit the comments to only the latter.
I agree that a better empirical-source-to-anecdote ratio is desirable, but let's be careful to draw a clear distinction between I'd like to see more of this and HN should impose a concrete "barrier to participating in…
"Someone needed a quote for the paper so I told them all men were rapists." http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-05-08/news/1993128032_... Still going to insist these are straw feminists? Anyway it is important to…
> Most women in tech I know have multiple examples of stuff like the authors describe happening to them. Multiple guys in this thread confirm that yes, it happens and is observable. To reiterate, what you've…
> If you're not seeing it, it's statistically highly unlikely that you're not coming into contact with it. May I ask on what evidence you base this assertion? Note that this is a much stronger claim than just…
Exactly. Discussions on these topics inherently require subjective value judgments on top of "more objective qualitative and quantitative sources", and I can't imagine trying to limit the comments to only the latter.
I agree that a better empirical-source-to-anecdote ratio is desirable, but let's be careful to draw a clear distinction between I'd like to see more of this and HN should impose a concrete "barrier to participating in…
"Someone needed a quote for the paper so I told them all men were rapists." http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-05-08/news/1993128032_... Still going to insist these are straw feminists? Anyway it is important to…
> Most women in tech I know have multiple examples of stuff like the authors describe happening to them. Multiple guys in this thread confirm that yes, it happens and is observable. To reiterate, what you've…
> If you're not seeing it, it's statistically highly unlikely that you're not coming into contact with it. May I ask on what evidence you base this assertion? Note that this is a much stronger claim than just…