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@doublem44 Totally did. And garlic many other things too. Lots of fun!

@paulg I apologize for using that as an example. It was a joke, but one that many felt rang true - not for you, but for the industry.

@esekansaijinben It also comes from biases that investors have. Eg, Paul Graham saying he invests in people who look like Zuckerberg.

@esekansaijinben It's been shown to be true - not by activists, but by researchers - again and again. And it's harmful.

@esekansaijinben Women entrepreneurs are less likely to be funded by venture capital - those checks come from somewhere.

@esekansaijinben The wage gap is provable with both broad statistics, and on a micro level at companies like Google. It does exist.

@esekansaijinben I work in the tech industry, and I see systematic discrimination against women; that's bad for the industry & for people.

@esekansaijinben It'd be hard to argue that equal pay, for example, isn't an important goal. Equal opportunies are important.

@esekansaijinben Totally, and I didn't mean to imply that. But, eg, anti-war movements typically have been good (imo); feminism also.

@esekansaijinben My negative reaction to GG is in part from legitimately engaging in the past and being called a "fucking commie" etc.

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