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Comment by nutjob2

7 hours ago

> For East Asians like myself, it levels the playing field with Westerners

Why do you say that? Are there language or cultural disadvantages to being East Asian?

It’s less about overt disadvantages and more about the practical linguistic and cultural friction we face when reading documentation or engaging with the community. For instance, the open-source ecosystem is deeply rooted in US-centric culture, heavily relying on Western idioms, jokes, and implicit cultural context in discussions. I wouldn't call this 'disadvantages,' but it certainly acts as a handicap and adds an extra layer of cognitive load to our learning curve