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As good-intentioned as this is... it's the type of behaviour that just adds more barriers for women trying to break into tech.

When hobbies like these - video games made exclusively by white men [0], played (almost) exclusively by men - are used to assess a candidate's ability as a software engineer, who do you think benefits?

[0]https://factorio.com/game/about

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Isn't it racist and sexist to presume that women and POC won't play a game just because it's made by white men? How is that relevant? Is anyone else concerned over this kind of overt, casual, anti-white racism and misandry that has become socially acceptable as of late?

Yes, for one I am concerned. Not so much for myself but for the future of my little boy

Don’t be disingenuous. It’s almost exclusively played by mostly white (and some Asian) men, often on the spectrum. And you know this is true and that it isn’t sexist or racist to point it out.

"almost exclusively played by mostly white (and some Asian) men, often on the spectrum."

you have the demographic data to back that up? I'd hate to accuse you of talking out of your ass.

That's not the point. The point is the disingenuous, and sadly socially acceptable, argument that something is bad/wrong because it is made by men or white people

Why wouldn't a woman be able to be good at a game made by a white man?

It is especially dangerous territory saying women can't be good at Factorio since it has such analogs to programming. Saying women can't play it is very close to saying women can't program or think logically.

Saying they don't like it because it was written by women is: first, sexist; second, who the hell looks up who made the game before they've played it.

I think it benefits people who play video games. I also think that group consist of people who are neither men nor white.

I am not impressed by this comment but in keeping with my own promise of assuming good faith, can I ask you to elaborate please?

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