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
@ada Correct me if I'm wrong, but Damore never said women should not be in tech. The whole point of the letter was against a constant focus on diversity to the detriment of everything else.
His statements on women (whether true or not, I am not on either side there) were related to reasons why there aren't as many women in the industry.
@thecapegreek they're one in the same. By not looking at what tech has done (and still does) to drive out women and racial minorities the industry will continue to deteriorate.
@ada How is it the same? Yes there are issues that also weigh in to drive those groups out, but that's an additional problem that piles onto it all. The whole point of the feminist movement was to open these doors to women.
Being driven out/prevented from entering is different to a lack of interest in the first place, and that lack of interest for various reasons is Damore's claim.
@thecapegreek yeah i haven't got the patience to have a discussion with someone who thinks damore was making some good points.
@ada This impatient opposition to discuss anything you don't agree with is the precise reason the left is losing ground.
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”