[omonra]

I guess I'm supposed to care? I'm afraid I don't. Nope - don't care.

If the author instead showed how there were all these superb startups led by black women that failed to get funding - I would.

I guess the difference stems from the unshared assumption that if black women represent 6% of US population, they should get 6% of VC funding.

[josephlord]

This is another aspect of survivor bias.

How many of the superb startups that are led by white men would be obviously superb if they hadn't received funding? How many of their founders would have been put off even trying without the role models, with the levels of doubt and likely lack of support that many others are suffering.

Plus if it is wrong you should care, that doesn't mean that you are necessarily in position to help but you can at least try to avoid being part of the problem and you may at some stage be in a position where you can help.

[owens99]

You should care if you agree there is discrimination in tech. If you are part of a minority and have never faced discrimination in tech, that might give credibility against such a claim.

[omonra]

I don't agree because I fail to see examples of said discrimination. Maybe it's there - what evidence points to it?

How many black women got 5 on AP CS test?

[rmxt]

Is the AP CS test supposed to be some sort of impartial arbiter of talent and ability? What does the AP test have to do with anything?

[omonra]

Yes it is - it's a measure of interest in computers and drive/intelligence.

If you don't like AP CS test - pick some other parameter that indicates that this population that should (absent discrimination on part of money-bag holders) produce a number of startup founders.

[rhallie15]

Most schools don't even offer AP CS. Especially not public schools that primarily serve low-income students (which black people are disproportionately more likely to be). The course/exam is not equally accessible to people across racial demographics, and is, therefore, not a logical metric to measure potential (unless you're maybe looking at percentage of people getting 5s out of the total number of people of that demographic taking it).