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by aliante 2177 days ago
It is hardly factual that he was only allowed into conferences for being white.
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Do you think it's factual that it's easier to blend in if you look like everyone else?
That is factual. That would be relevant if conference entry were being managed by snipers searching crowds.
Or if you're attending without a badge, which is what Nathan was doing. As someone who's done the same thing... they definitely check at a lot of conferences.

One of the few times I was caught was at a psychoanalysis conference where I stood out for being roughly 20 years younger than most attendees. I wish I had a badge in that case because I was very obviously called out due to my age alone.