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Why does it matter what your gender, transgender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, disability status is in programming surveys like on SO? (insights.stackoverflow.com)
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In my opinion programming surveys should focus on development area and leave demographics, personal questions to someone else.

I see no other reason for asking these questions than following the money.

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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

It might be interesting to see which kind of people are over- and underrepresented?

[–] ksynwa@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

following the money

Can you elaborate on this?

[–] xelar@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Corps will do anything to suit current social trends for money. The perservance in promoting "whats fashionable" gradually decreases within reaching middle-eastern or chinese markets for some reason.

The hipocrisy is strong in that one.

[–] Aarkon@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

I don't even know what corporations your mean with that, or what kind of promotion. But companies adjusting to the local circumstances in order to maximize profit? I fail to see this being more hypocritical than e.g. any of us being on holiday in a foreign country which laws we don't appreciate but comply with anyway.