A Guide to Hacker News for People Who Aren’t Men
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#2Don’t click on threads that discuss gender unless you’re prepared to wade through crap
Whether that’s the chicken or the egg, the fact that the subject leads to crapfests might be a motivation for many to flag and move on.
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#3In response to some of the other long discussions stemming from contrary perspectives, I'd be interested in seeing this post discussed.
Re: A Guide to Hacker News for People Who Aren’t Men
#4Don’t click on threads that discuss gender unless you’re prepared to wade through crap Whether that’s the chicken or the egg, the fact that the subject leads to crapfests might be a motivation for many to flag and move on.
I think its pretty clear that the misogyny came first, there is no ambiguity: people tolerate it and so it lives on.
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#5Don’t click on threads that discuss gender unless you’re prepared to wade through crap Whether that’s the chicken or the egg, the fact that the subject leads to crapfests might be a motivation for many to flag and move on.
I think its pretty clear that the misogyny came first, there is no ambiguity: people tolerate it and so it lives on.
Quite a few people don't tolerate it, but often the argumemts had don't change minds, and follow the exact same well-trodden pathways. Offline that can be managed, but online its pure flame.
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#6The 500 point threshold for downvotes is fairly public. dang has posted a number of comments stating it is 500.
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=by:dang%20500&sort=byPopularit...