I'm looking for advice or guidance on trying to get more people in tech interested or more informed about the conditions Black people face, especially in America.<p>I've noticed in the past this community (and other tech heavy ones) seems quite a bit more receptive to content about the protests in Hong Kong but it does not seem to have the same level of interest in the current events and Black America.<p>Are people interested in things that have a technology aspect to them only?<p>I am genuinely looking forward to hearing what people think.
It's obviously because:<p>a) it's intensely political and thus soon becomes tribal, whether or not a person is in a tribe or making a tribal point<p>b) they may have the view that "the conditions Black people face, especially in America", which we are all going to conclude that you mean <i>institutional racism</i>, is not correct and thus not something they will put their time into<p>Thus, it is too much trouble for them to get involved in and not something they believe is worth their time. I can even imagine attracting opprobrium for this comment, which is ironic.<p>So, as with all such things, try not to daemonise your opponents (send to the background to eventually die?:) and allow people to disagree. Take people's points as if they are sincerely made and without malice, accept that they may have a point. Even your question implies that people are making choices based on an irrational or ignorant bias. Cut it out and you may make inroads, which would be a good thing, right?<p>In short, apply the principle of charity[1].<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity</a>