Jasmine Sun (@jasmine): "a lot of people who comment critically on my posts like to call me a “girl” and repeatedly emphasize my age (my “adolescence”? I am in my late 20s!). it actually comes from older women more often than men. it’s all extremely patronizing & I strongly prefer people to stick to t…"

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a lot of people who comment critically on my posts like to call me a “girl” and repeatedly emphasize my age (my “adolescence”? I am in my late 20s!). it actually comes from older women more often than men.

it’s all extremely patronizing & I strongly prefer people to stick to the substance if you want to tell me I’m wrong, instead of tone-policing and being a condescending scold

Meri Aaron Walker

Mar 3

Reading through your comments, leaves me feeling deeply sad, Jasmine. I’ve lived a whole lot longer than you have with an anthropological perspective about tech and the American experiment in democracy. There’s a burnt on crust of adolescence in your critique of Dario’s valiant attempt to run a business with principals intent on not knee…

Mar 3

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