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Yes, odd how that works. Being outspokenly left seems to have few consequences, being outspokenly right appears to have worse consequences. At least half of dev

Yes, odd how that works. Being outspokenly left seems to have few consequences, being outspokenly right appears to have worse consequences. At least half of developers appear to be some form of right wing but you’d never know it. Indeed, most of us have learned to shut up.

matklnz 8y ago
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InitialLastName 8y ago
> At least half of developers appear to be some form of right wing It's almost like politics optimizes to get 50% of the people on each "team" \s.
- ryanmarsh 8y ago
  What is it about politics that makes it go that way? Is there something fundamental about humans that makes it happen?
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    > What is it about politics that makes it go that way It's not “politics”, it's the US electoral system, and particular: (1) single-winner majority or plurality legislative (and state executive) elections and (2) Indirect federal executive elections where the voters are elected in winner-take-all plurality elections at either state or a mix of state and district levels. Together, this strongly encouraged a system of two major national factions, each of which strives to acheive a winning coalition with as little compromise on policy priorities as possible, which in effect means minimal size to acheive victory.
  - sievebrain 8y ago
    Yes. Read a conflict of visions by Thomas Sowell. It explains why people separate into these two camps across time, place and culture.
LyndsySimon 8y ago
One thing about this that strikes me is that "right wing" and "left wing" don't adequately describe either people's positions or the extent of the impact of the chilling effect you described. I would not consider myself "right wing" - I'm an anarcho-capitalist, and have no problem with the vast majority of the social issues embraced by the left. I take issue with the way they intend to address them sometimes but that applies to all parties and to government in general. Still, I often bite my tongue when guns come up as a topic of conversation in a professional settings, because when I speak on that topic it's automatically assumed that I'm a Republican. Democrats (and assorted other leftists) seem to regularly project their preconceived notions of what a Republican is onto me, and assume that they are correct.

matklnz 8y ago

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InitialLastName 8y ago

> At least half of developers appear to be some form of right wing It's almost like politics optimizes to get 50% of the people on each "team" \s.

ryanmarsh 8y ago
What is it about politics that makes it go that way? Is there something fundamental about humans that makes it happen?
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > What is it about politics that makes it go that way It's not “politics”, it's the US electoral system, and particular: (1) single-winner majority or plurality legislative (and state executive) elections and (2) Indirect federal executive elections where the voters are elected in winner-take-all plurality elections at either state or a mix of state and district levels. Together, this strongly encouraged a system of two major national factions, each of which strives to acheive a winning coalition with as little compromise on policy priorities as possible, which in effect means minimal size to acheive victory.
- sievebrain 8y ago
  Yes. Read a conflict of visions by Thomas Sowell. It explains why people separate into these two camps across time, place and culture.

LyndsySimon 8y ago

One thing about this that strikes me is that "right wing" and "left wing" don't adequately describe either people's positions or the extent of the impact of the chilling effect you described. I would not consider myself "right wing" - I'm an anarcho-capitalist, and have no problem with the vast majority of the social issues embraced by the left. I take issue with the way they intend to address them sometimes but that applies to all parties and to government in general. Still, I often bite my tongue when guns come up as a topic of conversation in a professional settings, because when I speak on that topic it's automatically assumed that I'm a Republican. Democrats (and assorted other leftists) seem to regularly project their preconceived notions of what a Republican is onto me, and assume that they are correct.