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by antiterra 1559 days ago
My first impression reading your comment is that it is simply coded resentment that there is dedicated attention given to women.

Assuming that I am mistaken, what makes these stories boring, and why does a predictable topical focus invite scorn? Further, what exactly do you mean by “Google being Google” here?
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MisterTea 1559 days ago
> My first impression reading your comment is that it is simply coded resentment that there is dedicated attention given to women.

Why is this automatically the reaction you have? Did you read the article titled "Maria Divina O’Brien takes us inside the Caribbean tech scene"? There is not a single thing about the Caribbean tech scene. The only information is a few paragraphs where Maria briefly talks about her involvement with some programs she has in the "scene". This feels like a fluff piece written to ensure the inclusivity check boxes for women's month are checked. It's lazy and dishonest.

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antiterra 1559 days ago
> Why is this automatically the reaction you have? Did you read the article titled "Maria Divina O’Brien takes us inside the Caribbean tech scene"? There is not a single thing about the Caribbean tech scene.

The misleading title was already addressed in the parent to their post.

The comment I responded to had no commentary on the content of the submitted article, but instead described an anticipated onslaught of ‘boring and predictable’ articles because of it being women’s history month.

The reason the reaction happened is that it echoes a familiar whinging about diversity initiatives around representation.

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qq66 1559 days ago
I mean, did you read the content of the piece? I know the Caribbean isn't exactly a tech hot spot but this can't possibly be in even the top 50% most interesting work happening in the Caribbean tech scene.
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lowercased 1559 days ago
Not OP but "google being google" - typically they will play out a theme for days or sometimes an entire month with various front-page images and related info. That's how I took it, anyway.
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throwaway0a5e 1559 days ago
Maybe it's just resentment for BigCos pretending to give a crap.
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