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I'm astonished (in a good way) to see a perspective this radical represented on HN. Considering how the discussions of sexism usually go--i.e., a circle jerk in which we all congratulate ourselves for having slain the dragon of "political correctness"--I can't imagine it will be received well... but in any case, major kudos to the author and submitter.

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I don't get what's radical about the perspective. I think most people would already agree that many demographics get fucked over when it comes to having an opportunity to learn and pursue a career in what they might otherwise wish to. As far as I can tell that is pretty much the only point that the author was making; the rest is just arguing about the semantics of the word "meritocracy."

I was astonished to see it as well, but mainly because the logic was so poor. How is pretending that the attendance at conferences should reflect the world's population a useful addition to this discussion?

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