&gt; Assuming I got an easy ride simply because I&#x27;m white is a pretty racist statement and I find myself surprised that no one is calling out the author on it.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t say you got an easy ride, just that your ride was easier than some others had it?<p>It might be a cultural thing, but I know that some of my neighbours wouldn&#x27;t consider me white. Probably because I didn&#x27;t have the time to shave and I really like my keffiyeh arround my neck and suddenly I might get these looks of &quot;What does this stinking arab do on my street?&quot;<p>Based on this, I think I agree with the notion that it is my responsibility to change the industry and its bias towards more inclusion. And I don&#x27;t mean in &quot;we need more quotas&quot; sense, more in &quot;when you see BS, call on it&quot;.<p>I think this is why he mentions &quot;I am making 135 KCHF per year. That was my current salary. How about you? And you? The more we speak out, the less inequality there will be.&quot; 
Based on this, I think I can empathise.