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That's one of the side effects of hiring on merit rather than voting patterns The best of the best that actually want to take part in making effective change f

That's one of the side effects of hiring on merit rather than voting patterns The best of the best that actually want to take part in making effective change for the better within goverment services will tend to have a progressive outlook. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F

invig 2y ago
You're not seriously making the case that the government was hiring strictly based on merit are you?
- defrost 2y ago
  I'm more interested in the original claim that there were no (zero, nada, < epsilon) conservatives at 18F. Particularly if the tent is broadened to include traditional pre-Trumpian conservatives.
  - invig 2y ago
    What percentage should there be?
    - defrost 2y ago
      Zero, as claimed, seems unlikely. "Should" seems prescriptive. Within a standard deviation of the mean general distribution for the US Federal service would be probable by the Central Limit Theorem.
      - invig 2y ago
        Why bound it to the US Federal service?
yusaythat 2y ago
I love how it's "We KNOW diversity makes us stronger" kinda stuff right up till it's all people you agree with then we don't need diversity any more and it's all merit. I've known this was true forever but it's interesting seeing it said out loud now.