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... to stifle Facebook. Next question?

_genetics_? This is the second from top comment? I don't think I'd seen proto-eugenics this highly upvoted on HN before. I'm disappointed.

1. If "merit" is determined by things like SAT scores, which correlate with race and class but not with anything useful, then it is a problem when colleges divert resources from th…

Forbes' list also has a better methodology than US News - they look at salary and influence outcomes, student satisfaction, and student debt/financial aid, among other things. http…

Obligatory: If you think you don't do this, take this test and get back to me: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

I think this does a good job of illustrating what a good answer to this kind of problem is and why it is not a stupid question to ask at an interview: http://what-if.xkcd.com/4/ > …

The article referred to sexism in tech. Cue downvotes.

We aren't all guys.

I'm glad you're studying this. I think it would be useful to look at the comment threads about articles that have anything to do with sexism or women in tech - they are quite telli…

> moon runes (Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters) Really? You can make your economic point without making fun of several of the world's most commonly spoken languages and the peopl…

Why does having women invest in startups require a cessation of other forms of activism? I'll buy that having women loudly invest in startups might help the gender gap. But that an…

For the claim that all forms of love, respect etc. Boil down to sexual attraction? Yes. I don't know where you've been for the past 40 years, but Freud's theories on sexuality had …

[citation needed] I would love to see the study that demonstrates this, controlling for all societal factors.

I think the same thing, until I read the comments...

> But a boy who plays with a Barbie gets the shit beaten out of him. Possibly even by his own parents. I already pre-empted this. Read my comment again. Barbies are sex objects. LE…

> I do not believe this has got anything to do with sexism > That is our culture Has it ever occurred to you that "our culture" might be a bit sexist? > Men have to approach women,…

I fucking hate how openly misogynistic HN is. I don't even want to bother sifting through this shit anymore. s/women/black people/g s/attending/going to elite, white-only colleges/…

> There is something about IT that either appeals especially to males, or males are particularly skilled at. I have no idea why. Really? You have no idea? You don't think it might …

Without fail, the top comment on every HN link related to sexism in the field is "that's not sexism!". What is it going to take to convince you that sexism in the tech community is…