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Re:The Empathy Gap in Tech: Interview with a Software Engineer by noobermin on Sunday January 07, 2018 @07:00PM (#16093594)
The problem with your perspective is it's wrong. I don't mean to be mean to you, but it just isn't correct. The difference isn't culture, it's simply access to capital.

Here's an enlightening video[0], a 12-minute video about the representation of black families in media. It touches on the myth of black fathers not being involved with their kids, which is a good example of false attitudes that lead people to blame "culture" rather than systemic inequalities.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q21XGV2z7hw

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Re:The Empathy Gap in Tech: Interview with a Software Engineer by Veelox on Sunday January 07, 2018 @09:43PM (#16094272)
I will be honest. I haven't watched the video yet, I will make another comment when I do. But a quick Google and I find[0] that 25% of white children and 67% of black children are raised in single parent homes. That seems like a lot if it is only access to captial and not culture.

[0] http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jul/...

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Re:The Empathy Gap in Tech: Interview with a Software Engineer by lazyasciiart on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:14PM (#16101230)
Get back to us with some stats on relative likelihood of a black man and a white man going to jail when found with some weed, and see if you can figure out why that could be related to both lack of capital and single parent homes.
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