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Re:Wikifunctions by Levitz on Sunday July 30, 2023 @11:42AM (#36932391)
>It’s literally just advocating for including the wide and varied history of algorithm development, in order to encourage readers from many different backgrounds to find ways to connect with the important topic.

I'm at a loss of words for what I feel towards respecting (even promoting!) the idea that a piece of knowledge ought to become interesting or valuable if there is ethnic relationship to it. It reeks of supremacist talk to me.

If someone came up to me saying that he got into mathematics because Charles Babbage was a white guy, just like him, I'd think that person doesn't belong in current society. This doesn't change if the person belongs to any minority.

Re:Wikifunctions by beepbooptheory on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:06PM (#36934134)
Just a friendly note: We all live in the same world, you can't, like, so obviously feign this level of ignorance and false outrage and expect to be taken seriously. It is clear to everyone that you are in fact aware of the nuances here, so you're remark is always going to be colored by your obvious bad faith (and possibly worse things). Maybe just first of all find a better forum for this kind of stuff, and also consider finding some better rhetorical devices to use.
Re:Wikifunctions by Levitz on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:14PM (#36936994)
Feigning ignorance? I am explicit in pointing how minorities tend to get a special deal when it comes to supremacist talk. I just don't condone it. I don't believe that glorification based on race is something you can keep to certain races. I am simply not racist about racism.
Re:Wikifunctions by beepbooptheory on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:18PM (#36975725)
Gotcha, well good luck with that I guess.
Re:Wikifunctions by ckoerner on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @02:23PM (#36974812)
Representation matters. Many people are not represented in the worlds knowledge, much less the creation of it.