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> 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.