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The Pervocracy
Personal blog · pervocracy.blogspot.comculturewriting
The Pervocracy is a personal blog at pervocracy.blogspot.com about culture and writing. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “The Missing Stair. (2012)”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link The Pervocracy for posts on social awkwardness, consent culture and how harassment persists in workplaces, such as 'The missing stair' on how normal it is for known harassers to continue.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Sex. Feminism. BDSM. And some very, very naughty words.
Most-linked posts?
- The Missing Stair. (2012)3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-02-27
- The Missing Stair (2012)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-12-26
What Hacker News says?
Standing up to something in the moment, individually...is really hard and can actually be rather embarrassing. If you found you kept your mouth shut or laughed along at something so as to avoid social awkwardness, that doesn't mean you failed. You still have the opportunity to right things. Reach out to an colleague for moral support. To quote pervocracy: """ When I worked on an ambulance (this is my personal "one t…
Comment linking /2012/07/just-one-ally.html?m=1
on “Why didn't you back me up?”Submitted How To Have Sex On Purpose as a story · 11 points
HN discussion>>It's not normal for someone known by everyone around them to be a harasser to be able to continue their acts. I recommend reading "The missing stair"[0] for an account of how normal this actually is. [0] http://pervocracy.blogspot.com/2012/06/missing-stair.html
Comment linking /2012/06/missing-stair.html
on “John Lasseter taking a leave of absence amid reports of inappropriate behavior”Submitted Do You Scream? (2011) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIt may feel awkward at first, but asking is a form of showing respect. The worst that can happen is they say no. Maybe the best reason to do this is to practice consent culture in our everyday lives. As it relates to HN readership, consent culture would go a long way in improving the work [and convention] environment for women in technology. I wish more awkward nerds would read up on this. http://pervocracy.blogspot…
Comment linking /2012/01/consent-culture.html
on “Hug vs. Handshake”Submitted The Missing Stair. (2012) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI'm sure other people will add links, it's been a long-running story. But a lot of the people involved on both sides are anarchists of various stripes, who would rather handle things themselves than get the police involved. Edit: well no one else has posted links, so here are a couple. https://blog.patternsinthevoid.net/the-forest-for-the-trees.... https://pervocracy.blogspot.com/2012/06/missing-stair.html
Comment linking /2012/06/missing-stair.html
on “The CCC: Men Who Hate Women”Submitted The Missing Stair (2012) as a story · 1 points
HN discussion- Mz · 2017-02-27
Submitted The Missing Stair as a story · 1 points
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