Star Simpson

Feels like somehow the borders have disappeared overnight—experiences which were invisible can now be observed by those with whom we coexist

It tells me something that shouldn't be surprising: most men in SV don't have one woman friend they're close to that would tell them this.

at the same time, I think there are a decent number of men now asking this question who do have women friends also

in general — whether or not the above is true — there are a lot of conversations happening now that weren't beforehttps://twitter.com/MlleLicious/status/880957526027550720 …

I think, most importantly, there's outlets that exist to discuss issues that did not exist earlier. Last ~6-7 years heard a lot about 1/

The seedy underbelly of the valley (everything from Stanford to startups that avoided hiring women to second and third-hand allegations) 2/

It feels like there's enough of a power nexus that's listening that makes discussing this stuff more openly not seem career-harming /end

Also, have now heard several stories (not publicized) of HR departments doing the right thing and basically vaporizing people in question

China Miéville references warrant many self-retweets