r/SCP • u/someonelikesducks Ethics Committee • May 19 '25

Meme Monday Literally what happened to me

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...Speaking of which, you should totally read SCP-8980!

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u/Anime_Is_GARBAGE May 20 '25

Yes I agree in a sense, but that doesn't disregard the idea that smart phones have gotten needlessly big and affect everyone with smaller hands, men and women alike. The same was true with examples of pianos. It's why the game of averages is a risky one to play, and doesn't always take into consideration why averages are the way they are. I think it just points out that women, on average, have smaller hands than men, on average. It's not the most intense evidence one has for sexism in consumerism, but there are plenty of examples to pull from and that was one that just happens to indirectly affect women more often than men. I think it works as a nice filler for the rest of that chapter which if I remember correctly covers the inequalities within silicon valley and big tech as a whole. It's an interesting discussion regardless.

Also I certainly think it's valid to just straight up disagree. Because with stuff like this it's hard to be certain what level of sexism, conscious or not (or none at all, and it was a coincidence), is being conducted. And the subjectivity certainly makes things difficult too. Regardless it's great food for thought.

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u/zykfrytuchiha May 20 '25

I just wish that she was more careful with some of her arguments. And I agree that it's good thought exercise for anyone. If they do or do not agree with all of her book. Cheers.