[crackercrews]

> posting that he thought women were genetically inferior as software engineers.

I recall that it was mostly about predisposition and preference, not ability. It was certainly spun in the way you describe, but I'm surprised to see that take here. The memo was thoroughly dissected on HN.

[stkdump]

One could argue about the nuances between predisposition and ability of a population (half of the population). But saying that you don't expect a certain understanding of a topic on HN seems to imply that you think HN is an echochamber.

[crackercrews]

No, I thought HN was a place where this was better understood. Someone who only heard about Damore on NPR would not be well-informed. Someone who read comments on HN would know that the narrative did not do justice to the facts.

[mlb893]

You could certainly see it that way but I think he's saying that it was dissected, meaning thoroughly examined (debated?). That being said I did not read that original thread.