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by greenyoda 3665 days ago
"Just look at how much flak big tech gets vs big banks with respect to gender equality and inclusivity"

I think big banks get much more flak than tech companies, but it's about issues that affect average people's lives much more than gender equality for people with high-paying tech and banking jobs.

For example, the banks and the housing bubble they created destroyed many ordinary people's lives: lots of people who were sold mortgages they couldn't afford lost their homes due to foreclosures, and many people lost their jobs in the ensuing recession. There were lots of people asking why no bankers went to prison for some of the massive fraud that went on (subprime CDOs being rated as AAA investments, etc.).

Remember that there's an Occupy Wall Street movement, but not an Occupy Silicon Valley movement (not yet, at least).