07.06.19
Gemini version available ♊︎Honeytraps
Summary: “If you are any kind of open-source leader or senior figure who is male, do not be alone with any female, ever, at a technical conference. Try to avoid even being alone, ever, because there is a chance that a ‘women in tech’ advocacy group is going to try to collect your scalp,” Eric S. Raymond explained four years ago
15:17:58 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I'm super careful about honey traps. For a
| while, that's how the Ada Initiative was
| trying to pre-generate outrage and collect
| scalps.
15:18:12 esr | REALLY?
15:18:22 esr | That's perverse.
15:18:42 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Yeah, because the upshot is, I no longer
| can afford to mentor women who are already
| in tech.
15:18:54 esr | Right.
15:19:01 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can and do mentor ones who are not in
| it, but are interested and able
15:19:21 XXXXXXXXXXXX | but once one is already in... nope
15:20:08 XXXXXXXXXXXX | The MO was to get alone with the target,
| and then immediately after cry "attempted
| sexual assault".
15:23:27 esr | When the backlash comes it's going to be
| vicious. And women who were not part of
| this bullshit will suffer for it.
15:23:41 XXXXXXXXXXXX | I can only hope.
15:25:21 esr | Ah. On the "Pour encourager les autres"
| principle? I hadn't thought of that.
| Still damned unfortunate, though.
15:26:40 XXXXXXXXXXXX | Linus is never alone at any conference.
| This is not because he lets fame go to his
| head and likes having a posse around.
15:26:54 XXXXXXXXXXXX | They have made multiple runs at him.
15:27:29 esr | Implied warning noted.
15:27:34 * | XXXXXXXXXXXX nods
From “From kafkatrap to honeytrap”. As covered in “Linus Torvalds targeted by honeytraps, claims Eric S. Raymond“ (The Register, 2015).
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