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Re:Hacker News is a social echo chamber by foobarbazqux on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @01:34PM (#6554834)
> a lot of the factors that make HN a good place for technical discussions make it a horrible place for softer discussions like those about sexism.

Such as being 5% female.

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Re:Hacker News is a social echo chamber by mikeash on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @01:54PM (#6555016)
While that certainly makes it a bad place for the sexism discussion, that certainly does not make it a good place for technical discussions!
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Re:Hacker News is a social echo chamber by foobarbazqux on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @02:39PM (#6555375)
Sure, whenever there's a massive imbalance between the genders, it's going to be less productive than when there's a balance. It also doesn't help much if the sexism discussion occurs among a group of 95% females - which is typically what happens.
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Re:Hacker News is a social echo chamber by theorique on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @03:19PM (#6555673)
On the contrary, that would make it better. We can have a rational discussion without all the drama. ;)
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