That's fair. For some people, adopting a certain look and attitude might be the first step towards success. If you act like you belong, you'll feel more comfortable and ready to put in the work.
At the same time, I think this actually underscores my point: that we need to be careful not to assume someone has authority based on how they look. Some people are faking it until they make it. It's understandable why they would do that, but we still need to be critical of their opinions until they've put in the work to back them up.
I have been an aerospace engineer for the last 40 years. When I started, not only were all of us white males, we were all from midwestern Big Ten schools. Very narrow-minded.
As aerospace has contracted for talent across the world, one group seemed very different: Soviet bloc countries. The women engineers from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, etc. are confident and taken seriously.
My point: something is seriously wrong with western civilization when women are not encouraged in tech, attracted to tech, and heavily involved in tech.
We are missing out on your brilliant contributions to achieving AGI. That's bad for all of us.
I totally agree. Don't judge a book by its cover. On the other hand, I wouldn't be critical of the "tech bro" vibes and appearance.
Let me offer you a fresh perspective: what if that "look" is just a device that helps "fake it till you make it"? Vibe is not a substitute for hard work, but it might help to set the right mindset to succeed. Belonging is important and unfortunately look and vibe were the choice of society to express identity.
That's fair. For some people, adopting a certain look and attitude might be the first step towards success. If you act like you belong, you'll feel more comfortable and ready to put in the work.
At the same time, I think this actually underscores my point: that we need to be careful not to assume someone has authority based on how they look. Some people are faking it until they make it. It's understandable why they would do that, but we still need to be critical of their opinions until they've put in the work to back them up.
Of course! That was my point as well. We should be alerted but not too harsh on people for trying 😉
I have been an aerospace engineer for the last 40 years. When I started, not only were all of us white males, we were all from midwestern Big Ten schools. Very narrow-minded.
As aerospace has contracted for talent across the world, one group seemed very different: Soviet bloc countries. The women engineers from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, etc. are confident and taken seriously.
My point: something is seriously wrong with western civilization when women are not encouraged in tech, attracted to tech, and heavily involved in tech.
We are missing out on your brilliant contributions to achieving AGI. That's bad for all of us.
I totally agree. Don't judge a book by its cover. On the other hand, I wouldn't be critical of the "tech bro" vibes and appearance.
Let me offer you a fresh perspective: what if that "look" is just a device that helps "fake it till you make it"? Vibe is not a substitute for hard work, but it might help to set the right mindset to succeed. Belonging is important and unfortunately look and vibe were the choice of society to express identity.