I am not diversity
git reset
Over the years, I’ve recognized that my appearance is perhaps the only outlier in this tech community that overwhelmingly represents individuals like me.
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Category Archives: Columns
The lonely generation
Bear in Mind
Despite being surrounded by people in class, at work and in clubs, I constantly feel utterly isolated, completely alone.
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Power hungry
What on Earth
Energy companies should not have a seat at the environmental table. For them, profit comes before the environment’s well-being.
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Love at first swipe?
Sex on Tuesday
After a lifetime of snootily spurning Tinder and the like, I decided to get over myself and see what all the fuss was about.
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Making up the distance
Along for the Ride
We’ll always have to take the long way around and put in more time and effort, whether accessing buildings, going to class, getting a job or achieving other “normal” milestones.
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The CSR Giving Tree
git reset
How often do we, by virtue of our job, quantify and incorporate the externalities as drivers of the product development cycle?
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Accessibility is a right, not a privilege
Bear in Mind
Out of sheer luck, I am equipped to tackle my mental illnesses in ways many others don’t have the privilege to, because of issues like accessibility, economic inequality and outside support.
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The guilted age
What on Earth
Environmentalists personalize environmental impacts, using them as weapons against the general public. Do you want to avoid this guilt, they ask? Better become a vegan.
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To choose or not to choose
Sex on Tuesday
The notion of preferring one gender strikes me as a very heterosexual way of thinking, but preferences aren’t so crazy, even if you really like all your options. And I often used to wonder: Do I have a preference? And if so, why?
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A room for one
Along for the Ride
When people say I’m “lucky” for having a single minisuite room, they’re overlooking the genuine reasons I have it and negating the validity of my struggles.
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