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fidelson Stack Overflow Isn’t Very Welcoming – It’s Time for That to Change

I don't think what they mean is that when a minority goes to SO and they get a condescending response it's because of their race/ethnicity/gender.

What they mean is that, since minorities might have insecurities about their ability to code because there are not that many people who look like them in the industry, when they receive a condescending response their insecurities aggravate. Therefore, SO can be consider more hostile for minorities.

fidelson Cal State L.A. turns the most low-income students into top earners

Highlight for me:

> One of the really striking findings of the study was, that you would in some sense really rather know where somebody went to college rather than how much money their parents make, if you wanted to guess how much money they were going to make in the future

fidelson Mark Cuban says studying philosophy may soon be worth more than computer science

> Cuban advises ditching degrees that teach specific skills or professions and opting for degrees that teach you to think in a big picture way, like philosophy.

I don't think my computer science degree taught me 'specific skills' but instead taught me how to learn. How to pick up new concepts in a short period of time. I think does not fully understand what a computer science degree is or how artificial intelligence works.