• P4ulin_Kbana
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    3 months ago

    Why there are many transfem/femboys associated with computer stuff? I’m genuinely curious.

    • Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online
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      3 months ago

      Many get into computers when they are younger and before they realize they are girls, they continue doing it after they come out because they like it and/or it pays well.

    • mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      Someone should do a study into this, I’m genuinely curious why there’s such a huge association (me included :3)

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      3 months ago

      my theory is that trans people are drawn to the internet and therefore, by chance, technology, because it’s easier to freely choose how to present and find a safe space

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      My (maybe controversial) theory is that software engineering is a deeply creative and self-expressive field, more closely related to art and literature than to the “hard” sciences. But it has the clear upside that it isn’t stigmatized like Art & Literature, so getting into it isn’t met with the same amount of scrutiny & criticism, especially for people who present in a masculine way.