The tech community at large is very well in line with democracy and progressive values. There's a small cult who got very rich and became insanely hubristic, an

The tech community at large is very well in line with democracy and progressive values. There's a small cult who got very rich and became insanely hubristic, and they and their fans are a very rotten extremity of an otherwise very healthy and positive community. There's no 'used to be,' the tech scene is not down with authoritarians today and never will be.