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Re:When Nerds Collide (2014) by leereeves on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @08:34AM (#9183703)
> If they wanted to start their own Abrasive gardening club, where they would be abrasive to each other

If a few people founded a company like this and became successful, some people who joined later would complain about the abrasiveness.

And if the complainants happened to be from certain "protected classes", abrasiveness would be legally prohibited.

Re:When Nerds Collide (2014) by TeMPOraL on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @11:15AM (#9184480)
Replace "company" with "tech industry" and it's exactly what happened.