This is trending all day now, and seems to be getting killed on HN. Curious why mods feel the need to do that.
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You do have influence on the subtle sexism that creeps into your language, like they word "hysteric" just did. Now you know! Not using it again is a specific thing you can do to make the world a better place.
I suspect that the author of the manifesto felt negatively about her experiences as well. Perhaps you should take those negative feelings and go do something productive, like donate money to a women-in-tech charity, or help a female friend who's unhappy in her career find a new job at a healthier company.
You missed my point about the negativity. It makes me not wanting to do anything, that's the problem.
Why does this make you feel annoyed and accused?
Do you take the time to check your behaviors, talk to women (with humility), ask their stories, and see if you have done the wrong things (even accidentally)?
When I read something like this, it doesn't make me feel accused at all.
It makes me feel sympathetic to anyone who'd be compelled to write this.
It also makes me think, "I'm glad I have already gotten over my defensive posturing, because there was a time when I was more ignorant about others' struggles, and would have taken offense at this."
The clear plan of action is in the last sentence, most critically this sentence: "We're incorporating and fundraising and angel investing in other womens' companies."
It's not a detailed plan, of course, but its a manifesto, not a 5-year-plan.
Its a manifesto, its not really asking for a discussion, except among people -- from the face of it, women, specifically -- that are interested in participating.
In any case, if there's nothing to discuss, you don't need to discuss it.
Its here because someone posted it here; I'm saying that the page itself isn't calling for a discussion, its identifying complaints motivating action and a high-level description of the action the author(s) intend to undertake to address the situation identified in the complaints (similar to, e.g., the US Declaration of Independence.)
That it is not calling for a discussion doesn't mean that there is nothing in it to discuss, though it does mean that it is silly to criticize it for your perception that there is nothing in it to discuss. If you find nothing in it to discuss, you could simply not discuss it.
Edit: I am not certain this is how HN actually works, so it's just a guess.