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by Khaine
3407 days ago
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But then why are 90% of long distance runners or the NBA black, and why is that okay? I honestly don't think that non-white and/or non-males are proportionally less able to think analytically than white males. I think that on average they have less education, and a culture that does not promote intellectual pursuit. Those are the things that need to change, and if you change that it should then flow through into programming. |
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What makes you so sure it's ok?
It's really for people who are involved with long-distance running and/or the NBA to figure that issue out, since they have the relevant background knowledge.
Programmers often have misconceptions about the level of concern for diversity in other fields. For example, a common trope is that no-one is worried about the fact that most nurses are women. But in fact people in the nursing profession are worried about this, and there are efforts to recruit more men.
I have a feeling that somewhere over on the NBA forum, someone is saying "but then why are 90% of programmers men, and why is that ok?"