Child's play

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Post by OpenDrapery » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 4:54 PM UTC

Child's play
devreaction.blogspot.com

Re: Child's play

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Post by roywiggins » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

to be honest I find it hard to take writing that uses "females" as a synonym for "women" super seriously

Re: Child's play

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:50 PM UTC

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Re: Child's play

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Post by blahman2 » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC

roywiggins wrote: post #2

to be honest I find it hard to take writing that uses "females" as a synonym for "women" super seriously

to be honest you are missing the forrest for the tree. start a flamewar somewhere else.

Re: Child's play

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Post by themodelplumber » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:53 PM UTC

I'm far removed from this particular scene, but doesn't anyone else get the sense that we as a world culture are starting to get a better grip on the concept of taking care of one another? Surely "infantilization" is one possible awkward misstep in such a process, but the signs mentioned don't point only toward immaturity. They also point toward fun, work-life balance, and broader availability of gentle workplace training and onboarding. Guess I could be wrong, but I'd rather have this kind of infantilization than some of the other missteps like dehumanization that we see in other work environments. People can be taught to grow up over time, but oppression is a much harder problem.

Re: Child's play

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Post by __jal » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:54 PM UTC

I don't know that it is worse for devs than other workers. Have any of you seen the incredibly demeaning chanting/cheering fake-excitement bullshit that service workers have to put up with[1]? And that's for shit pay, little meaningful chance of advancement and crappy alternatives.

Being talked down to by a bean counter in a superhero suit is empowering in comparison.

[1] For one example, google "wallmart pep rally".

Re: Child's play

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Post by mathgladiator » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:54 PM UTC

roywiggins wrote: post #2

to be honest I find it hard to take writing that uses "females" as a synonym for "women" super seriously

I took that reference more to be a slant that men are fairly predictable and companies exploit the sausage fest that is the IT/tech world.

Re: Child's play

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Post by e_tm_ » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:55 PM UTC

roywiggins wrote: post #2

to be honest I find it hard to take writing that uses "females" as a synonym for "women" super seriously

it is quite ironic, considering the topic of the post

Re: Child's play

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Post by ravitation » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:55 PM UTC

If Captain America was instead dressed in a suit, would more people talk to him? In almost any context? I doubt it.

Re: Child's play

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Post by Sir_Cmpwn » Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 5:58 PM UTC

roywiggins wrote: post #2

to be honest I find it hard to take writing that uses "females" as a synonym for "women" super seriously

Did you just latch onto this without intpreting it in context? The tone he used in that part of the article is derogatory towards the employers of these women, the inference being that these employers don't look past them as being "female" and exploiting this for their purposes.