Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:14AM
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The comment he was replying to was clearly from the perspective of a straight man, as that previous comment was pushing back against the idea that a prime purpose of bars is to find sexually compatible mates.
It's OK if other people are having a conversation that isn't directly about you. Even better to reach out and see how it could apply to you if you think being in a bar with very few people you could be potentially attracted to would be less fun.
Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f...
by hhmc on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:36AM
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_Obviously_ he was writing from the perspective of a straight man.
I was pointing out that it was unfortunately that he structured his argument and tone in such a way that it was the reason he goes to bars, it was _the reason_.
It's not a big deal, but it's not helpful and worth thinking about.
> It's OK if other people are having a conversation that isn't directly about you.
(FWIW this does apply to me, I just think this stuff matters).
> if that's not why you go to bars, i have to ask -you'd enjoy going to bars with mostly men?
Which is a pretty dismissive normative claim (it excludes women too for what it's worth).