I Came Here to Meet 10 Black People: Normalizing my own presence in tech
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Argues that a concrete tactic—set a numeric goal to meet ten Black people at events—normalizes presence and reduces isolation, using simple tools: goal‑setting, reading class structures, first‑principles thinking and deliberate outreach. Reports that ten feels deceptively large in many rooms, describes ad hoc coping techniques turned into routines (self‑love, signal‑boosting, making introductions) and shows the project is reproducible and effective by running it at conferences and connecting people.
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