minus-squareTranscendentalEmpire@lemm.eetoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•Languageslinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·8 days agoI think the first sentence is probably enough to make anyone not afflicted with a eurocentric brain want to palm some face. I think excusing it as a “not serious” statement is dangerous, as a lot of people even on Lemmy won’t second guess it. The belief that the west is the origin of all science and culture is surprisingly pervasive, especially in the tech industry. linkfedilink
I think the first sentence is probably enough to make anyone not afflicted with a eurocentric brain want to palm some face.
I think excusing it as a “not serious” statement is dangerous, as a lot of people even on Lemmy won’t second guess it.
The belief that the west is the origin of all science and culture is surprisingly pervasive, especially in the tech industry.