“The reality is a lot more mundane: design and programming are just professions – sets of skills and practices, just like any other field. Admitting that truth would make tech positions feel a lot more welcoming to diverse employees, but tech can’t tell that story to the masses. If it did, then the industry would seem normal, understandable, and accessible – and that would make everyday people more comfortable pushing back when its ideas are intrusive or unethical.”
