Hi. I'm here with a question. In a well respected and diverse convention I saw two black people. Can someone explain Why?
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@mollydotcom That fits with what the ALA survey has shown over the years, but that just pushes the “Why?” to a different level.
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@meyerweb To clarify: I think ALA surveys a significant but limited group of webfolk.
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@mollydotcom Dark matter developers as we in the team used to say. The ones who are not visible, but form a majority of the work on the web.
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@shwetank "dark" matter devs indeed! Sometimes they are very visible. Don't you find them when you speak?
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@mollydotcom Yes. *Some* of them i do find. However, most of them are not vocal enough and many don't even come to conferences, events etc
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@shwetank Do you think that's cultural/geographical, or something else?
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@mollydotcom Both actually. Also, sometimes they don't think they have enough to contribute or share. They would rather listen and learn.
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@shwetank To listen and learn from someone like you is a golden opportunity. I only hope your attendees realize that.
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