Re:Being a Developer After 40
by Chris2048 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @12:44PM
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lots of people don't get that nuance, because that nuance doesn't generally exist and was just made up now to win the argument. "white male in the abstract sense" ffs!
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Re:Being a Developer After 40
by hnthrow165038 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @01:34PM
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Oh, definitely. I don't believe in the religion myself. I have heard that cop-out before though: "but we're only talking about the successful white males". I think the term for the argument technique / fallacy is motte-and-bailey (you might be aware but for the benefit of anyone reading):
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-bric...