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Discussion on: A Retrospective for Men in Tech

 
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Aaron Bassett

Do you ask everyone for receipts any time they tell you something? If I was to tell you my favourite food was tacos would you be all "Show me your Ubereats history or GTFO"? No of course not, because that's not how normal human interaction works. We don't walk around assuming everyone is lying all the time, so why make this assumption here?

about a whole gender of people

Did you read the article? This is a safe space, you can be honest. Did you really? It's right there in the 2nd paragraph

Caveat: In this piece, I’m speaking for myself and not for women in general. These are my personal observations & it’s important to recognize my privilege as a cis white woman living in the US.