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user-inactivated  ·  3442 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Stop Acting So Surprised: How Microaggressions Enforce Stereotypes in Tech

The thing that attracted me to computing as a career rather than just a hobby was how at home I felt among programmers. They were about the only people who got all my jokes, and were having conversations about things I too was interested in. I can see that driving away anyone who doesn't share the culture, but I would be very sad to see it go.