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  • Dismissing sexism within a particular group because it is disproportionately prevalent in that group is, frankly, treating that sexism as acceptable.

    You can just as easily extend this approach until you either reach a group where it’s evened out, or is the entirety of humanity.

    “It’s more prevalent in stem? No, you have to look at university students overall”

    “It’s prevalent in university students overall? No, you have to look at all students”

    “It’s prevalent in students as a whole? No, you have to look at everyone involved in education”

    “It’s prevalent in education in general? No, you have to look at public services as a whole”

    “It’s prevalent in public services as a whole? No, you have to look at all non-private entities”

    “It’s prevalent across non-private entities? No, you have to look at all forms of work”



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    7 months ago

    They’re trying to work out what problem you’re trying to solve, so they can give you actually useful advice for your - frankly - very vague question

    “What are you trying to achieve” is a perfectly reasonable question to ask about a deeply under-specified problem

    Edit: here’s my theory:

    This is a homework or interview question you’ve been asked, that depends on specific context that you haven’t included (because you don’t know what context is even relevant)

    You don’t want to admit that’s why you’re asking, because you know that defeats the point of you being asked in the first place.

    Hence, you’re being absurdly hostile to someone trying to help, because you can’t answer their question without admitting you’re trying to cheat