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over 7 years ago from Ian Williams, ✍ ◐ < ◑ ☞

  • Ix TechauIx Techau, over 7 years ago

    Why do you assume they get fewer comments and upvotes simply because they are women? Perhaps the content isn't very good. Or are you saying men sit around on DN and actively decide to not comment or upvote if they see that the post has been started by a name that could be female?

    18 points
    • Jake Lazaroff, over 7 years ago

      Well, maybe. But as far as hypotheses go, the correlation that "hey, the common thread among all of these is that they're by women!" seems much stronger than the just-world fallacy.

      2 points
      • Ix TechauIx Techau, over 7 years ago

        Well again...claiming that men refuse to comment or upvote just because the username looks female is a conspiracy-level absurdity.

        14 points
        • Jake Lazaroff, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )

          Unconscious bias, not some vast secret men conspiracy. Psychological and sociological studies find people have all sorts of biases; see my other comment.

          3 points