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Tech workers probably want to put that $1,000 into their homes, or into their kid's savings, or pay down some of that student loan debt. I'm a tech worker and
by dimino 10y ago
Tech workers probably want to put that $1,000 into their homes, or into their kid's savings, or pay down some of that student loan debt.
I'm a tech worker and I don't honestly see a near-term future where I would throw $2,000 at a senator to talk to them about, say, net neutrality. I've got all kinds of things I'm saving for! My boat isn't going to drain me of my earnings by itself!
- lisper 10y agoEveryone needs to decide on their priorities in life. If you want political influence (or at least the illusion of political influence) you can have it for a pretty modest price. If you want real political influence of the sort that will actually let you move the needle on something like net neutrality then you need to be writing much bigger checks. $1k will buy you half an hour on the phone will a congressman who will pretend to listen to you. But to actually influence policy you need budgets in the 6-7 digits because you have to repeat the process across many dozens of congressmen and senators.