Re:Please Stop Asking Me to Speak About Women in Technology
by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @07:15PM
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> Fair enough, but affirmative action is a proactive behavior. How much do those points of equilibrium get moved by mere discussion?
Discussions are how you transmit ideas about proactive behaviors, you can't separate them.
> I think we've all heard the discussion and decided diversity is a Very Good Thing. What I am arguing for is just getting on with it.
Diversity isn't an action you can get on with, its a goal you pursue through actions.
Discussion is a pretty big part of moving from a goal to something actionable.
Of course, discussion can be poorly focussed (e.g., not addressing how to take action when the goal is already accepted), which is a problem, but its not a problem with discussion vs. something other than discussion, its a problem with having the wrong discussion.
Discussions are how you transmit ideas about proactive behaviors, you can't separate them.
> I think we've all heard the discussion and decided diversity is a Very Good Thing. What I am arguing for is just getting on with it.
Diversity isn't an action you can get on with, its a goal you pursue through actions.
Discussion is a pretty big part of moving from a goal to something actionable.
Of course, discussion can be poorly focussed (e.g., not addressing how to take action when the goal is already accepted), which is a problem, but its not a problem with discussion vs. something other than discussion, its a problem with having the wrong discussion.