Actually now that I think of it combating nerd-like behaviour is probably one of the easier ways to make LessWrong less white and less male (if for some reason you want to do that—since some white people are perfectly ok human beings, some of my best friends are white males). For example it can be coherently argued that in the US at least nerd culture is basically hyperwhite culture.
I don’t have anything against nerd culture or white males; I’m all of the above. I’m also not arguing that we should dissuade or combat whiteness, maleness, or nerdliness.
Actually now that I think of it combating nerd-like behaviour is probably one of the easier ways to make LessWrong less white and less male (if for some reason you want to do that—since some white people are perfectly ok human beings, some of my best friends are white males). For example it can be coherently argued that in the US at least nerd culture is basically hyperwhite culture.
I don’t have anything against nerd culture or white males; I’m all of the above. I’m also not arguing that we should dissuade or combat whiteness, maleness, or nerdliness.