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ixnar  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Crypto-Patriarchy: The problem of Bitcoin's male domination

I was going to write some kind of thoughtful reply to this, but I'll just say this: your post reeks of the kind of "old boys' club" mentality and unexamined privilege that sadly plagues IT. Specifically you're doing the same kind of passive "nobody's stopping you" thinking that the post itself criticizes





OftenBen  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·  

As 'Old Boys Club' ish as it seems, my first point about the availability of BTC isn't some jaded opinion It's a fact, that anyone who wants to, can open up their laptop, purchase a few bitcoins, and no one has to know a thing about them. It's a passive 'nobody's stopping you' because there is no one standing between a person, and their bitcoin. By implying that aren't you denying people agency? Aren't you denying their ability to make their own decisions and determine their own future?

ixnar  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, nothing technically prevents women from spending their money and time on bitcoin. But the article is about bitcoin's social problems (and by extension those of IT)

OftenBen  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The vibe I still get from this whole thread is one that almost completely disregards individual agency. Isn't the social problem the fact that, even with the ability to do so, women aren't participating in BTC?

ixnar  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why indeed