A quick rant on how the market and stereotypes reenforce and drive each other

[osewalrus]

Your favorite maintream -ism seems to persist despite all market logic and all societal logic. Why? I suggest that problem is that those studying the problem has suffered from the elephant problem. i.e., We have different disciplines that examine different parts of the elephant and conclude it is because the elephant is like a snake or a wall.

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[drcpunk]

Not entirely on topic -- and not entirely off it -- some women who I'd consider gamers won't identify themselves as such because of how they'll be treated if they do, not by non-gamers who consider gamers contemptible, but by gamers who consider women gamers contemptible.