You can't "both sides" an issue like this Google. A politely worded letter stating that women should not be in tech is more violent than the most vitriolic retort.
There is no middle ground where one person is arguing that you should not exist.
🚨 a new lawsuit against Google. A former engineer claims he was fired for criticizing James Damore's memo and for posting politically ~liberal~ content https://www.wired.com/story/ex-google-…
https://twitter.com/nitashatiku/status/966458089112137728
Trying to maintain a status quo which is built on racism, misogyny and homophobia is only beneficial to those who hold those values.
There is no 'keeping politics out of tech' tech is not apolitical most of our job constructing models based off our own world view.
When you say 'keep politics out of tech', you mean 'your politics', you don't feel the existing politics of white supremacy and misogyny because you are so used to it you can't feel it anymore or you are actively contributing to and benefiting from it.
Keeping politics out of tech, is trying to exist in a world that does not want you, will constantly question your validity and will kick you out if you complain about it.
@ada Do you believe that distributed ledger technologies have made putting politics into tech a functional requirement?
@wittysense @ada "Dsitributed ledge technologies" have moved a lot of money into scammer's pockets, and that is about all it has done. I suppose it has made a political point by showing why financial regulation is absolutely necessary.
@WAHa_06x36 @ada I like the examples I've given which are clear and present in everyday politics, regarding gerrymandering — nobody needed blockchains to facilitate gerrymandering, yet now we all seem to think that blockchains can bring "transparency" to land banking. What do you think makes technologists think that way?