Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and systematic bias in tech

Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by samiur1204 on Saturday January 04, 2014 @12:22AM (#7010074)

Good thing you responded to a statement that admittedly lacked data with a statement that also lacked any real data except some statistics pulled out of the derriere. Here's a real study done that found that 87% of VC-backed startup founders are white, and 89% of VC-backed startup founders are male: http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/venture-capital/data-race-gen...

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Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by bobosha on Saturday January 04, 2014 @04:57AM (#7010608)

Actually, before attacking someone you need to do bit more research: http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2012/10/15/how-india...

Also look up Anna Lee Saxenian's work. http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~anno/Papers/Americas_new...

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