Quote from: ag@th0s on November 24, 2013, 04:33:31 AM

Fine - beg to differ. I read the OP and found it entirely inoffensive (to me as a man) and substantially true. If bitcoin's devotees want to pretend that they're somehow different they need to behave like they're different, and they don't: the forum is not a welcoming place for women, particularly when they're told to "fuck of" for having the temerity to express an opinion. But then this is hardly new. As Rebecca West said at the beginning of the last century:

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute.

Dude, where are you getting any of this from?

In the first paragraph of my first post here I said "you start with a decent point, that this place can be unwelcome to women". So I'm acknowledging that.

She then continues with what I consider a pretty genderist post, and for that I tell her to fuck off.

Got a problem with that? Cause I tell that to anyone who I think acts like a dick. And I shouldn't treat women different in principle from man, agreed?

And re: your last line. What makes you think I'm not a feminist? I do however have little patience for whiny housewives complaining that the boy's club she just joined doesn't fall over backwards to change their culture to accommodate her sensitivities.

P.S. I give some credit to OP for starting this thread, at least. Interesting discussion, and somewhat necessary.

p.p.s. at least equally important discussion though:

WHY THE FUCK ARE THERE SO FEW WOMEN IN BITCOIN? I did a survey here myself a while ago, and some others did so as well before, and the numbers are like 90+% here are guys.

Whose fault is that? Nothing prevents women (in sufficiently rich countries) to join this ride, correct? So I am actually worried that, if this whole BTC thing takes off, in 20 years from now women will be *again* fucked economically if they don't get on board NOW.

Let's discuss THAT.

a) why aren't there more women investing in btc?

b) how can we get more women onboard? and don't just say: "just act nicer to women on this forum". that's not going to happen universally (see my explanation of neckbeards+anonymity above), so we need a different, actually practical solutin IMO.