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[–] [email protected] 70 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I’m suspicious of the idea that women respond favorably to those notices.

“You wouldn’t download a car…”
Women: Gee, officer, that’s a good point.

Riiiiiiight…

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Yeah, proper cohort attribution seems to be a little lacking by this data analyst. I'd say gender bias has already occured before your specific sample point... bro

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Lol piracy intentions :P

now we need a follow up study comparing gender differences between who gets caught more.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

"You wouldn't download a house."

Fuck you, I would if I could.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They work on my mother, but she has the kind of faith in the system I honestly envy. It seems like a much more tranquil existence.

This is the same woman who thinks the Judge Rotenburg center must not be that bad, because otherwise it would have already been closed down. She just...can't imagine a regulatory failure that big actually happening.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"what's the Judge Rotenburg Center?" looks it up "Jesus"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't even finish reading the Wiki article

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Ok, I had to stop reading at the shock collars for mentally disabled kids. That's some introduction paragraph.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

According to the article, these were threatening messages (one about potential viruses, another about legal penalties). It fits gender stereotypes perfectly for women to seek to mitigate risks while seek someone to hold their beer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

So the result of the study is “it’s pretty easy to scare women into submission”? Sounds like a great use of their time and resources. 🤮