Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by Throwadev on Friday March 25, 2016 @03:14PM
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Here is a direct quote from Moldbug's blog:
>> "Not all humans are born the same, of course, and the innate character and intelligence of some is more suited to mastery than slavery. For others, it is more suited to slavery. And others still are badly suited to either. These characteristics can be expected to group differently in human populations of different origins. Thus, Spaniards and Englishmen in the Americas in the 17th and earlier centuries, whose sense of political correctness was negligible, found that Africans tended to make good slaves and Indians did not. This broad pattern of observation is most parsimoniously explained by genetic differences."
Just want to point out that I don't share Moldbug's beliefs whatsoever.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by kevinburke on Thursday March 24, 2016 @11:34AM
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Search Google, Twitter, or send me an email. I'm not going to link to hate speech here.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by Jweb_Guru on Thursday March 24, 2016 @12:33PM
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This entire thread is a pretty depressing indictment of the sorts of people who hang out on HN. Seriously, nobody should care about offending Curtis Yarvin or any of his ilk.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by 13thLetter on Thursday March 24, 2016 @07:11PM
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Yarvin and his "ilk" aren't the ones complaining about being offended here.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by Jweb_Guru on Friday March 25, 2016 @03:02AM
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The argument of the original post is that we shouldn't exclude Yarvin because it might make avowed racists feel unwelcome at FP conferences. To which I say: who cares? I don't want Yarvin at FP conferences, and I suspect none of the attendees particularly do either.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by 13thLetter on Friday March 25, 2016 @01:39PM
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> I don't want Yarvin at FP conferences, and I suspect none of the attendees particularly do either.
I'd imagine there's a solid overlap between Hacker News posters and people who might attend a functional programming conference, and judging by this comments section your position is in a distinct minority. So if it's OK to ostracize people based on their unpopular political opinions, you may find yourself in the hot seat you've been preparing for Yarvin.
How about this: perhaps we should instead strive for a system of pluralism and tolerance where we don't bring our political disputes into the professional sphere.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by solidsnack9000 on Friday March 25, 2016 @02:03AM
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Those who assert must prove.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by kevinburke on Saturday March 26, 2016 @01:29PM
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I didn't say I didn't have the evidence. You haven't sent me an email.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by saryant on Saturday March 26, 2016 @01:50PM
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Then post it. This bullshit game of I-have-proof-by-na-na-na-I-won't-show-you is a waste of everyone's time.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by kevinburke on Thursday March 24, 2016 @09:12PM
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No one has sent me an email.
Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf
by 13thLetter on Thursday March 24, 2016 @02:29PM
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So... no, then?
Having read a good deal of his unqualified reservations, I wonder if you can source this quote for me please?