> a deliberately hostile act intended to make this subgroup of workers feel unwelcome in the tech industry

Flagging. Even ignoring the broader context of your post, this comment breaks HN gudelines[1]: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

This comment also breaks HN guidelines:

"If you flag, please don't also comment that you did."

i thought people like you were only an internet charicature but wow

That's both vague and unkind.

Big news: people don’t owe you kindness.

Yes they do

I’m not your mother, buddy.

Huh?

I mean, I thought “striking” referred to their intelligence