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Slate has tweeted a number of things they haven't been able to prove, some that could even be considered slander...
Fuck The Scooters!
Good luck blaming others for your problems...
Poor you.
I'm not sure where I read this, but a quote that really resonates with me as a millennial who went out and found / fought for nearly all their opportunities "I love being a millennial, because it's so easy to be better than most of my generation".
Regardless of your gender, orientation... whatever... keep it in your pants regarding the workplace!
By the merits of this article we should wait to see Paris or some other benign socialist hell-hole become "the next startup hub". I can assure you that won't be happening anytime soon.
Silicon Valley is an incredibly un-sustainable incestuous bubble. The future of startups will be distributed, not in one place.
IMO I'd rather have spent less money at the neighboring Chipotle for better food.
Also, who on earth would choose this over a plate of screen-printed metal for $699 with a monthly fee...?
I believe what these groups advocate for on paper and what they knowingly actually advocate for are very different. IMO these groups foster division and group-think that makes learning harder for all involved and if anything promotes the portrayal of toxic culture as a purely gendered issue along with wrapping everything under a poorly though-out victim mentality.
Some of the best female developers I've come to know both as co-workers and mentors (although I'm a man) avoid these groups and find them counter-productive. Some have even been banned for just speaking on the issue of these groups, regarding their "real" benefit. I acknowledge there are problems with tech culture, but pro advocacy and labeling of any groups involved will never be a productive way to solve these problems.
Many believe they are owed absurd luxuries from society and believe that all people who are financially independent / business owners are privileged evil people who took advantage of others. Complaining seems to be more mainstream than taking legitimate action to improve ones life / society in general.
I'm very much a fan of the rhetoric behind "Being a millennial is great because it's so easy to be better than the entirety of the millennial generation".