It is unclear if he refers to comment sections (i.e. written by random people on the internet) or opinion pieces (i.e. written by a journalist endorsed by the medium). Both are called “Kommentar” in German.

One group of people is seeing none of the news or memes though: the iranian people

Many of the female “computers” became programmers. IT being a male profession is a later development, partly fueled by home computers being marketed as toys for boys. It’s also mostly a western phenomenon. In former soviet states MINT professions are much closer to a 50:50 split between women and men.

Before seeing what community this is, I was sure the post is about a shower drain, and waffle stomping