Original post: http://pgbovine.net/tech-privilege.htm
While I sympathize with his goals, this is mostly meaningless fluff.
Micro-inequities? Technical privilege? Man up. Stuff like this could only have come from an academic. This is ubiquitous behavior in the working world. Once upon a time, we called this "building character".
Funny how male teachers in female-dominated environments never get any love.
Doing nothing is sometimes the best option. From a practical perspective, what can be done anyway? Suffice to say, the world has much bigger fish to fry.
It's good that he stopped short of asking for government intervention. Sometimes the cure is worse than the malady.
Of particular note is his admission of anger at these "inequities".
Maturity requires moving beyond that initial emotional response to
appreciate the bigger picture.
