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1. Michela (michela@mastodon.club)'s status on Thursday, 20-Sep-2018 14:50:30 EDT Michela

   The /r/linux and /r/python sub reddits are alt-right cesspools lately. So much hate, #sexism, and #racism there.

   I wonder if this is more a tech community issue, a reddit issue, or both. It's so awful and disheartening. No wonder other women don't feel comfortable and have left.

   https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9hg9to/sage_sharp_claims_top_linux_kernel_developer_theo/

   https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/9ftev3/masterslave_terminology_was_removed_from_python/

   #Linux #Python

   1. thurloat 📌 (thurloat@mastodon.club)'s status on Thursday, 20-Sep-2018 15:11:47 EDT thurloat 📌

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      @michela picture from the comments on the first link.

      speaking purely from my own butt here, but I'm guessing the stereotype of social isolation for basement nerds breeds sexism and racism. Those isolated people share their extreme anti-social views with eachother, and sadly we have a good chunk of /r/linux.

      Then the silent majority sit and think about how toxic the community is, and maybe its not worth participating with these people anymore.

      https://mastodon.club/media/7KFaeBe2Ne37su0hnE4

      1. Michela (michela@mastodon.club)'s status on Thursday, 20-Sep-2018 17:37:06 EDT Michela

         in reply to

         @thurloat I think that's a reasonable estimation of what's going on.

         It seems to me that, while a number of experienced professionals hang around there, most are isolated hobbyists of the sort you describe. I don't know that, though I do know they are utterly awful and hateful.

         It sucks, but a silver lining is that this sort of stuff has indeed caused me to pull away from social media, which is a good thing. Real space is where it's at. 😄