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They're neoliberals. It makes perfect sense. They're liberal on social issues, conservative on econ/foreign policy issues. Examining their actions through this
by clubm8 8y ago
They're neoliberals. It makes perfect sense. They're liberal on social issues, conservative on econ/foreign policy issues. Examining their actions through this lens makes everything clear.
To give an example outside technology, think of prisons - largely staffed by and filled with men.
A democratic socialist or a libertarian would want to close prisons.
A neoliberal wants the prison to hire more female guards.
- n4r9 8y agoIsn't the simpler explanation that they want to make as much money as possible? Firing Damore saves their reputation and having a good reputation is key to making money. Expanding into China opens up huge opportunities for making money.
- clubm8 8y ago>Isn't the simpler explanation that they want to make as much money as possible? Yes, as I said, they're neoliberals ;)
- beaconstudios 8y agoI want to agree with this, but social progressivism isn't associated with neoliberalism in my mind. I thought neoliberals were socially classical liberals (freedom of spsech/markets/association/etc)? I always thought of the predominant startup politics to be a crony capitalism/social progressivism mashup. Either way, I laughed.
- clubm8 8y ago>I want to agree with this, but social progressivism isn't associated with neoliberalism in my mind. I thought neoliberals were socially classical liberals (freedom of spsech/markets/association/etc)? I think it depends how you define social progressivism. They buy into basic tenets - for example, gay marriage. Basically, progressive when displayed alongside a far right party.
- beaconstudios 8y agoBy social progressivism I meant the affirmative action reference you made. As far as I was aware gay marriage is pretty centrist these days.
- hnbroseph 8y agothe 'liberal' in neoliberal is not the same 'liberal' used in typical current US parlance. that is to say, it's more right-libertarian vs 'progressive'. neoliberal isn't a label that says all that much about social issues, generally. > A neoliberal wants the prison to hire more female guards. afaik, a neoliberal wants the prison to be able to hire whoever it wants without meddling regulations causing inefficiency and putting more strain on the hiring process.