Re:Show HN: Alias – Google Alerts for your favorite people
by cardamomo on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:10AM
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This looks super useful! I was curious who I might be able to follow on Alias, so I checked out the list. I saw that an overwhelming majority of the people are white. I know this partly reflects the state of many of these fields right now, but it strikes me that Alias could do a lot of good by seeking out more people of color to follow. Visibility isn't everything, but it does matter. Alias could play a role in challenging the structural racism that has led to an over-representation of white folks as CEOs and thought-leaders in tech -related fields.
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Re:Show HN: Alias – Google Alerts for your favorite people
by jonathancai on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:45AM
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I hear your concern, and we had a similar thought when preparing to post on HN. We made sure to display women and poc on the front page, but I admit, we can and will do a better job of highlighting diversity. Even if the industry is currently extremely homogeneous in that regard. Thanks for bringing this up.