[dragonwriter]

> If people get swayed away from an entire profession because of a few words, how can they have the mental capacity for constructive criticism?

First, you probably mean emotional capacity.

Second, very easily, especially if they have other lucrative and rewarding alternatives, which people with the mental capacity for software development probably do.

Having the capacity to deal with necessary unpleasantness to improve one’s quality of work doesn’t imply the lack of self-respect necessary to voluntary put up with completely unnecessary unpleasantness just to work in one of the very many fields one has the facilities to successfully perform in.

But thanks for bringing out the classic hazing defense.

[helixhelix]

What lucrative alternatives? Is there another Linux kernel I'm not aware of? Another Google?

If you can't sit down and do a good job instead of having inequality living rent-free in your head [1], who would prefer you over someone who can? Remember, there's a reason these people are a minority. Companies turn down applicants all the time so this special case isn't that influential.

[1] The girl who started the cancel movement of Dr. Stallman was admittedly too frustrated to do her job.

[KaiserPro]

> Remember, there's a reason these people are a minority. Companies turn down applicants all the time so this special case isn't that influential.

such a wholistic view.

My female colleagues would love to sit down and do a good job, but they have to put up with men stalking them because they had the brass bollocks to give a speech at a conference without possession of a penis