it's very petty of me but one of the comments on my grant proposal was that critiquing the tendency toward Great Man narratives of computer history is "overdrawn and out of date" and I'm sorry, in a world where people think Elon Musk is smart there is definitely still value in critiquing Great Men narratives imo??

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@Wolven yeah I don't think any of the historians who have countered that narrative and like, won awards for their work would say that it's no longer necessary? a handful of SHOT book prizes does not a social sea change make sorry

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@ingrid No, if anything most of them would say it's even more necessary than ever because regardless of the awards and even increased public profile of the counters, people KEEP DOING IT

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