I was about to quote the other parts of her post, but then I realized it's not worth the effort. If you don't acknowledge them after having presumably read the post, you're not going to do so when I quote them, and you'll probably throw some half-assed reasons as to why they don't meet the specific criteria of "vitriol" you had laid out in your head.

Instead, I'd like to use your post as another piece of evidence of the problems women face in the tech and programming communities. Hopefully those who do have a chance of understanding will look at your comment and go, "Wow, I can't believe some guy would say such a stupid thing. Perhaps there is a problem..."

Stop trolling.

Both.

No, the vitriol would be calling her a cunt, threatening rape, doxing her, threatening death, implying that she's hysterical, cheering her firing, etc, etc.

I say that because the nice interpretation of what you say i that you genuinely missed most of the story. But it's hard not to think you're just being an ass.

Come on mate, don't come the raw prawn with me.

The shit last week absolutely scared some people. Some of us are steeled to get even louder because of it, but others were seriously considering being less visible or even dropping out. I'm not sure what the long-term effects will look like, only time will tell, but it absolutely negatively affected people in the tech industry.

As for Steve (and the others involved in the incident you mentioned), what they did was shitty. Behavior like that can have serious negative consequences as well. I was pretty pissed when that happened, and I really hope it's a mistake they won't make again (and if they do, they'll be getting an earful). However as far as I recall, the offending parties did apologize when called out.

We all fuck up, myself included. Apologies don't make everything better, but it's a world above people making death threats. I value allies who occasionally fuck up that I can call out on their shit over people who are regularly assholes and have no introspection when I call them on it. I've known both. The former has generally provided me with a support system. The latter has just tried to tear me down (see examples in my post).

Absolutely agreed on helping more than women.When I speak about personal experiences, they're mostly about women because that's my lived experience, but I am very much for helping a variety of people. Those who know me recognize me by my catchphrase, "MY TECHNOLOGY WILL BE INTERSECTIONAL OR IT WILL BE BULLSHIT!"

I'm not referring to the men, I'm referring to the reaction to her.

I had to report accounts to Twitter for sending her pictures of decapitated women, and posting her home address.

As for that other situation, as you say, actions speak louder than words. I personally feel that the pluses are bigger than the minuses here, but this thread isn't about me.

So, mocking someone without knowing their gender keeps women (and not men) out of tech.

How does that make sense? I'm honestly curious.