Why "learn to code" though? Why not "learn to write quizes"? Why not "learn to plant potatoes". What exactly qualifies miners are prospective coders ? (this is where the actual joke began)
"that kind of thing" -- you are making it sound way worse then it actually is. Most of them were targeted at the editorial department and not persons.
Would the campaign be less opressive if people suggested that the laid off "learn to cook" ?
That is exaclty the point, nobody looks down on coal miners and nobody looks down on coal mining. Coders on the other hand have been taken as a joke long before the twitter thing happened. look no further than Mr. Trump
Arzh|7 years ago