I agree, this probably explains why there are fewer conservatives in software; they are less likely to want to work in software. However, this isn’t actually t

I agree, this probably explains why there are fewer conservatives in software; they are less likely to want to work in software. However, this isn’t actually the issue - the issue is that the (relatively small) population of conservative-leaning (or just not-entirely-liberal) people in SV and elsewhere cannot expect to speak their minds and also keep their careers. Even relatively milquetoast, vaguely conservative people like Brendan Eich are (evidently) at serious risk.