whanti6 (Vikriti)

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Used to be on @kensp

Cutie, unhinged software engineer, cutie, artist, cutie, meme queen, cutie, commie, cutie.

I speak Hindi, English, and Marathi.
Learning Spanish.

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Age25
websitehttps://lokegaonkar.in
PronounsShe/They
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This. Just, this.
The most sickening variation of this to me is how women have been in competitive video gaming scenes since inception, but their history has been completely omitted from cultural memory and women are still being treated as newcomers to the scene. The fact that women existing in that space for decades didn't "pave the way" but were instead erased entirely

Reflecting on all the times in my career as a software engineer I have been told that, yes, things were a bit unfair to me as a woman, but that I was being a trailblazer, I was the one discovering and establishing the path that would enable others to follow.

But you go back to the 70s and you see the same number of women programmers, being fed that exact same line
And in the 80s
and the 90s
and so on to today. The "trailblazer" narrative is a lie told by managers to make themselves feel better

RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@tobyjaffey/116199535184220153

I wonder how strong the correlation is between gendering chatbots and misgendering humans. I think it's pretty strong.

Is it Ursula K Le Guin, I think? "Evil begins when you treat objects as people, and people as objects".

(Edit: Pratchett, not Le Guin)

fuck yes my son is drinking water
You better be getting hydrated right now 😤
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It’s called “alt text” because slowing down to write it alters your perception of your photos, how they are seen, and your relationship to broader Fediverse. Start writing alt text and your very reality will be altered.

Welcome… to Fedi Vale.
the best laid plans are no match for feeling a bit eepy