Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read
You’re right, technically speaking. But the average person doesn’t know that and defaults to the popular meaning of the word — so they read Pichai’s note and thinks the memo was calling all women crazy/disturbed.
It might have helped if Pichai said ‘more neurotic’ instead of just ‘neurotic’. He could have clarified what the term referred to. He also could’ve just left the term out entirely.
But he included it, and put it forth in a way that belies its original meaning.
