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by thatonechad 3175 days ago
Why are there so many articles talking about "white" silicon valley. Why does the left always make everything about race?
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I agree in the sense that it’s lazy writing. But have taken it to be cultural, not racial, in the sense that technological biases against white men (regardless of the identities of builders of said technology) do not threaten their identity in the same way that journalism might be threatening to powerful men in an age of massive social change. But I’m not a white man so that’s just my projection. It would be good to see a list of AI projects or UI patterns or tech startup trends articulated by white men that feel threatening to their identity to round out the larger conversation around bias.
Because in our society people of different races are treated differently.

If you don't realize this, you either need to spend more time interacting with people outside of your bubble, or your friends aren't comfortable enough with you to share their experiences.

If neither of those are the case, you should tell us where you live, and what the secret sauce to this magical, post-racism colorblind Utopia is.

Thats complete and utter nonsense.
Because race is intrinsic to how many people interact with the world around them?