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Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Under the “ Ask a Female Engineer ” heading, I wish they would include a link to https://communequation.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/im-not-a-wom... for an alternate viewpoint, in order to reduce the echo chamber effect.

That was an interesting read, thanks for sharing :D

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Under the “ Ask a Female Engineer ” heading, I wish they would include a link to https://communequation.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/im-not-a-wom... for an alternate viewpoint, in order to reduce the echo chamber effect.

I know women who feel the same way as the writer you cite. They want to just do their thing without being singled out as different, and don't feel the same need for solidarity that the "women in tech" women do.

That's a valid viewpoint. But I don't see the "echo chamber effect" you're talking about. I think most people seeking out the "Ask a Female Engineer" series are aware of other viewpoints that exist.

The main thing I wish they would do under that heading is link to the category, not just one of the blog posts. https://blog.ycombinator.com/category/ask-a-female-engineer/

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see why .dev domains would have tighter deadlines than .com.

Because if you don't launch today, people won't see that you were eager to spend as much money on the domain as possible (i.e. for Phase 1)...

They already announced .dev in November, they've had plenty of time to design the website.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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post #6

Under the “ Ask a Female Engineer ” heading, I wish they would include a link to https://communequation.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/im-not-a-wom... for an alternate viewpoint, in order to reduce the echo chamber effect.

This is YC's site, which presents their view, which can be as partisan as they want it to be. There's no need for balance. Your opposing view is fine but they don't have to, and shouldn't, promote it if it's not what they believe.

> can be as partisan as they want it to be

Sure, but it would still be cool if it wasn't.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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Under the “ Ask a Female Engineer ” heading, I wish they would include a link to https://communequation.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/im-not-a-wom... for an alternate viewpoint, in order to reduce the echo chamber effect.

On the one question currently in that section, they have a diversity of viewpoints from the panel. There's no evident echo chamber effect.

Anyhow, it would be rejecting the argument of the blog post to link to it there, and the blog post itself is a bit of an increase incoherent mess (the author proudly identifies as female, adopting one label, and seems to equally proudly adopt the tech worker label, yet rejects the woman in tech label with the argument that rejecting all labels is essential to inclusivity. This is both incoherent on a surface level, and deeply problematic in that labels are the interface the human mind uses to deal with the world; rejecting all labels is rejecting all ability to model and interact with the world.

Re: Y Combinator Resources for Developers

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I'd love to scan down the relevant YC companies list, but it's really hard for a human to visually parse: https://i.imgur.com/1u457oA.jpg A little white space would be helpful.

Agreed. Just adding some bottom padding to the table cells does wonders for readability: https://imgur.com/9FBgrT9
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