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Re:The Silicon Valley paradox: one in four people are at ris... by jabot on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:13AM (#15920924)
... but is it bigotry if it's based on actual lived experience?

I mean, you're probably reading a bit too much into the guy's post. He's probably not talking about lynching, more likely about way smaller stuff.

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Re:The Silicon Valley paradox: one in four people are at ris... by mjfl on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:25AM (#15920983)
> ... but is it bigotry if it's based on actual lived experience?

absolutely. because you are generalizing an anecdotal experience to unrelated individuals who happen to be in the same general group.

Also, if it's about "way smaller stuff" then the benefits by far outweigh the costs.

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