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> all those "new tech" people hate new tech in their own areas Unfortunately, the recent generation of tech workers have not been represented in local politics
by yonran 3y ago
> all those "new tech" people hate new tech in their own areas
Unfortunately, the recent generation of tech workers have not been represented in local politics. As far as I know, none of the supervisors or mayors in recent memory in San Francisco have worked in technology; they typically come from nonprofits, unions, or just landed gentry. It is not young tech workers who refuse to rezone and amend the building code for affordability, it is older homeowners and nonprofit special interests. The Board of Supervisors (the city council) has been rather hostile to tech for the past decade or more.
- pwb25 3y agosure, but it's not like their use their money and influence to protest either. where are tim cook or mark zuckerberg saying we need 50 floor houses like in hong kong and singapore in silicon valley? but at the same time, they spend billions on metaverse stuff no one wants
- yonran 3y agoA few wealthy people try to get involved, but there is a strong segment of the electorate and press who are extremely skeptical of wealth (other than their own house). Ron Conway has been portrayed as a boogeyman for many years for his contributions to candidates (https://48hills.org/tag/ron-conway/ https://48hills.org/tag/ron-conway/). Yelp founder Jeremy Stoppelman has been making donations in favor of relaxing zoning. I think it just takes a long time to convince voters that housing supply is an important issue when they are insulated from the housing market due to rent control, benefit from unaffordability because they own real estate, or have read too much misinformation from the “progressive” press who deny that supply affects rent.