Quite possible. And I apologize, I replied (in the grandparent) identifying you as the originator of the current post rather than the linked post. So far as I can tell, you’ve written a fine article, and I’d bet you’re addressing an important need (maybe I’m just being selfish—I’d be ecstatic if nerds were a little more socially aware!). The problem (according to my reading) was in the link to the post—as though the idea were “follow this guy’s lead and don’t discuss dark-arts pick-up techniques—because women don’t like thinking about how things Really Are”.
Yes—and I find that the “Women hate the dark arts because they can’t deal with reality” trope is a very common one (perhaps less common on LW, but common in general). It may be that the OP didn’t intend to imply that, but it may also not be an unreasonable implication to draw given the frequency the argument is made.
Quite possible. And I apologize, I replied (in the grandparent) identifying you as the originator of the current post rather than the linked post. So far as I can tell, you’ve written a fine article, and I’d bet you’re addressing an important need (maybe I’m just being selfish—I’d be ecstatic if nerds were a little more socially aware!). The problem (according to my reading) was in the link to the post—as though the idea were “follow this guy’s lead and don’t discuss dark-arts pick-up techniques—because women don’t like thinking about how things Really Are”.
Yes—and I find that the “Women hate the dark arts because they can’t deal with reality” trope is a very common one (perhaps less common on LW, but common in general). It may be that the OP didn’t intend to imply that, but it may also not be an unreasonable implication to draw given the frequency the argument is made.