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After reading that, it seems TESCREAL-ists, for lack of a better word, currently prefer conservative policy due to its loosening of regulation because regulatio

After reading that, it seems TESCREAL-ists, for lack of a better word, currently prefer conservative policy due to its loosening of regulation because regulation tends to tighten the reigns on "move fast and break things." I'm not sure how TESCREAL is antithetical to conservatism, which seems to be what you were implying. To me, it seems TESCREAL-ists will support any political party who has the least likelihood to regulate them as the primary deciding factor. This seems to be evident from the political support the TESCREAL-ists described in the article (Musk, Andreessen, Thiel) have given. Can you elaborate more to help me understand how you feel TESCREAL idealism and current conservative ideology are antithetical? Chain for reference: >>It is disheartening to see people on a forum like HN who I assumed have values similar to mine fall right in line with conservative propaganda >Yeah, its pathetic. Fwiw, not everyone on 'hacker' news is like this, and many of the thoughtful ones are smarter than I am and skipped this post entirely. But its so disheartening the rot in the Silicon Valley ideology that's everywhere here.

spencerflem 2y ago
Sorry, think I worded it badly I took GP to be saying that they're sad that other HNers are falling for conservative propaganda, and I agree - specifically the sort that appeals to the already rich and incurious. I don't share that with some of the people here, but we do all find tech interesting. For a while it did really hurt me when I'd see a Supreme Court post talking about how great it is that the EPA is gutted and feel kinda lost, like these should be my people, what am I doing here, sorta thing. Mostly over that now, just have less attachment. Don't see TESCREAL & conservative thought being opposed. Its silly how someone as Turbo-atheist as Elon is now talking about how schools should teach Christianity

spencerflem 2y ago

Sorry, think I worded it badly I took GP to be saying that they're sad that other HNers are falling for conservative propaganda, and I agree - specifically the sort that appeals to the already rich and incurious. I don't share that with some of the people here, but we do all find tech interesting. For a while it did really hurt me when I'd see a Supreme Court post talking about how great it is that the EPA is gutted and feel kinda lost, like these should be my people, what am I doing here, sorta thing. Mostly over that now, just have less attachment. Don't see TESCREAL & conservative thought being opposed. Its silly how someone as Turbo-atheist as Elon is now talking about how schools should teach Christianity