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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think the first sentence is probably enough to make anyone not afflicted with a eurocentric brain want to palm some face.

I think excusing it as a "not serious" statement is dangerous, as a lot of people even on Lemmy won't second guess it.

The belief that the west is the origin of all science and culture is surprisingly pervasive, especially in the tech industry.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

"The root of all modern languages" is a heck of a thing to say about Latin, and I'm pretty sure several billion people haven't quite gotten that memo. Calling a chunk of Europe and a thin slice of Africa "the entire Universe" is also a spicy take. Come for the programmer humor, recoil in disgust for the rampant ethnocentrism, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I don't disagree but I would still give the benefit of a doubt that "the whole universe" is such an exaggeration that it makes the overstatement obvious. But it would also be read as a praise. Overall, I wouldn't take it all to seriously. Made me laugh but I also see the eurocentrism and it's good to be aware of it.