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Ask HN: Why are programming communities becoming so politically correct?
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4 points
by too_late
3896 days ago
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I've been trying to find a new language to get into, after becoming bored with Ruby. I find that a lot of languages out there are intentionally maintaining communities that strive to shelter people like Adria Richards. They want to make sure that nobody is 'offended' and I think the idea is to somehow safeguard the community from those who might inhibit its progress, but I believe that it in fact does the opposite. If we traveled back in time fifty years and showed people off the street video of a black president, mosques next to churches, and women having equal pay beside their male counterparts, there would be a considerable portion of people that would describe the whole thing as 'offensive' right? I want to find a language I can really sink my teeth into, and go to conferences and attend meetups, but not at the expense of my dignity. I don't mind offending people, I don't mind when people are coarse to me, I don't mind hearing the truth spoken as it is, and I can appreciate people that get to the point and don't sugarcoat everything to avoid offending someone. What should I do? |
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I had thought about this topic. See my past comments:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10372461
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10372527
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10405881
Being considerate of others is important, but that shouldn't come at the cost of being afraid to speak up one's well-reasoned viewpoints. I already sense members of Hacker News beginning to speak up frankly; now we just need to take the same attitude out to the real world (outside of the internet) such that incidents like Donglegate or Github-Horvath do not repeat themselves.