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by commandlinefan 2414 days ago
> Saying women aren't capable of being a programmer or being successful in STEM is in my mind a garbage assertion.

Good, then, that nobody has said, or even implied, that.

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That's literally the argument that sgslo was countering. I agree that it does not seem like the most charitable position to argue against though.
That isn't even remotely what the person that sgslo was arguing with said.
Propensity to enjoy a job != capability to do the job
...maybe I misunderstood this statement then.

"That's because the issue of men vs women in programming really is an all-or-nothing topic."

Was there subtext I missed?