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I strongly disagree with your contention that the majority of the tech-world is left-leaning in their politics. I have met many libertarians and conservative t
by wavefunction 11y ago
I strongly disagree with your contention that the majority of the tech-world is left-leaning in their politics. I have met many libertarians and conservative tech-workers in my almost eighteen years working in development.
- frign 11y agoI bet it's part of where we had our experiences. In Germany, it's almost exclusively leftist. It doesn't get in my way, because I care about the technology and don't think politics have a place there, but many people do strongly put both in one bin (if you allow me, I noticed that these are mostly people who do not really shine with their code contributions and want to "contribute" in other ways instead of improving their skills).
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- guscost 11y agoYep, we exist. And I don't get downvoted much even when arguing (politely?) with people on the left. Maybe the majority of tech people who live in hipster towns?
- logfromblammo 11y agoAlso, try working in the rassafrassin' South. Moving from Madison, Wisconsin, to here was a bit of a shock. There are nerds around here whose geeky obsession is church. When I vote, many of the offices are simply uncontested, with just the (R) candidate appearing on the ballot. And even the Democratic candidates--when they even appear--may be more conservative than Republicans from more liberal regions. Of course, as a libertarian myself, I don't feel much more disenfranchised now than I felt when I was surrounded by hippy-dippy liberals.