~ Cultural stereotypes might be the biggest factor in race/gender distributions in a field. Not just because people will make assumptions about them, but they may not decide to study it in the first place.
~ The computer science and engineering fields that still have such a large gap are seen as the most lucrative. Probably not a coincidence.
~ A field will benefit from having as diverse a contributing populace as possible.
~ Everyone needs to have some exposure to a field in order to decide if they want to study it, and in current culture men are more likely to be introduced to CS
~ Stereotypical environments are probably a strong indicator of who will begin to study that field.
~ Forced exposure (GED) to a field is one answer, but will the forcing be a negative?
~ Entertainment is probably necessary to a healthy life. But our current use of entertainment is generally a constant/addictive stream of lower quality (less uplifting).
~ A company whose business plan depends on addicting users is probably unethical, but there will always be addicted users, so it's difficult to distinguish.
~ The internet is a pervasive part of our lives, it will have an effect on all our relationships.
~ The amount of content available online is huge, smart filtering of relevant posts is going to be emphasized for a while.
~ The social aspect of the internet is still in its infancy, it's still difficult to understand all the effects it will have. Keep observing.
~ Privacy vs information is going to keep growing. Keep observing how it evolves, keep in mind that different people will have different fundamental desires on this issue.
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