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Re:Diversity? That's for racists. by geofft on Tuesday January 08, 2013 @06:23PM (#5029157)
I am incredibly privileged. Both my parents are EECS professors, which means there were a lot of computers, a lot of computer knowledge, and a lot of computer books around the house when I was growing up; we had plenty of funding for me to go to a good college; and the university where my dad taught gave an incredibly deep discount on me taking classes there (three CS classes and one math class) my senior year of high school.

I've never seen this as an accusation. I don't even feel particularly guilty about it by itself -- but I do feel guilty when I see myself acting as if I have more aptitude or inherent capability than other folks who probably do but didn't have those opportunities. I think that's all anyone's asking for.

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