Stuff You Can't Say in Silicon Valley
You can say any of those things in Silicon Valley.<p>I mean, people might make some judgments about you. But that happens whenever you state any opinion, especially if it isn&#x27;t the mainstream.<p>I think a lot of people are used to saying what&#x27;s on their mind without consequence. They&#x27;re used to other types of people remaining quiet on certain topics -- especially topics related to race, gender, and sexuality. And that&#x27;s changing.<p>So: For some people it&#x27;s a shock and they suddenly feel attacked from all sides for opinions they&#x27;ve been vocal about for years. Feels weird. But in many cases what&#x27;s actually happening is people who have historically been silent are suddenly speaking up and offering their own differing opinions.<p>For example, it used to be acceptable to behave in certain ways towards women. Some men didn&#x27;t see the problem because women wouldn&#x27;t or couldn&#x27;t speak up to make their opinions known. Now many women feel more empowered and it turns out many attitudes men have about women that seemed mainstream <i>are</i> in fact controversial (or, worse, actually destructive). And they always were. The opposing voices just hadn&#x27;t been speaking. Now they are.