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I completely agree with you and I used to work at Google and see this kind of activism first hand. It's not just activism though, the C-suites of these companie

I completely agree with you and I used to work at Google and see this kind of activism first hand. It's not just activism though, the C-suites of these companies believe in this kind of thing.

tpmx 6y ago
How far up? All the way? Edit: I mean, Sundar must be an opportunist rather than an ideologist, right? Larry and Sergey: I assume very few people know what they actually think about the big issues.
shadowgovt 6y ago
People forget that SV companies being pro gay rights pre-dated the Obergefell decision.
- tzs 6y ago
  Being pro gay rights has not really been reasonably mainstream in the US for quite a while now. Overall, the majority has been pro gay rights since around 2004. By 2017 it was 70% for, 24% against. Breaking down by party in 2017, Democrats were 83% for, Republicans 54% for. Women 73% for, men 66% for. White 73%, Hispanic 70%, Black 63%. 81% postgrad, 77% college grad, 66% some college, 64% high school or less. 83% 18-29, 79% 30-49, 65% 50-64, 58% 65+. See [1]. When it comes to same sex marriage, by 2019 61% overall approved. That's been above 50% since 2013, and above the percentage opposed since 2011. Republicans still aren't majority in favor, at 44%. Democrats are at 75%. By religion, 79% of the unaffiliated are in favor, 66% of white mainline protestants, 61% of Catholics, 44% of Black protestants, and only 29% of white evangelical protestants. 66% of women, 57% of men. 62% of whites, 58% of Hispanics, and 51% of Blacks. 74% of Millennials, 58% Gen-X, 51% Boomers, and 45% of the Silent Generation. See [2]. [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/05/5-homosexuality-gender-and-religion/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/05/5-homosexual... [2] https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/ https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-ga...

I completely agree with you and I used to work at Google and see this kind of activism first hand. It's not just activism though, the C-suites of these companies believe in this kind of thing.

tpmx 6y ago

How far up? All the way? Edit: I mean, Sundar must be an opportunist rather than an ideologist, right? Larry and Sergey: I assume very few people know what they actually think about the big issues.

shadowgovt 6y ago

People forget that SV companies being pro gay rights pre-dated the Obergefell decision.

tzs 6y ago
Being pro gay rights has not really been reasonably mainstream in the US for quite a while now. Overall, the majority has been pro gay rights since around 2004. By 2017 it was 70% for, 24% against. Breaking down by party in 2017, Democrats were 83% for, Republicans 54% for. Women 73% for, men 66% for. White 73%, Hispanic 70%, Black 63%. 81% postgrad, 77% college grad, 66% some college, 64% high school or less. 83% 18-29, 79% 30-49, 65% 50-64, 58% 65+. See [1]. When it comes to same sex marriage, by 2019 61% overall approved. That's been above 50% since 2013, and above the percentage opposed since 2011. Republicans still aren't majority in favor, at 44%. Democrats are at 75%. By religion, 79% of the unaffiliated are in favor, 66% of white mainline protestants, 61% of Catholics, 44% of Black protestants, and only 29% of white evangelical protestants. 66% of women, 57% of men. 62% of whites, 58% of Hispanics, and 51% of Blacks. 74% of Millennials, 58% Gen-X, 51% Boomers, and 45% of the Silent Generation. See [2]. [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/05/5-homosexuality-gender-and-religion/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2017/10/05/5-homosexual... [2] https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/ https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-ga...