Re:Hacker News is a social echo chamber
by mikeash on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @01:54PM
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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
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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.