> "I am sorry but nobody cares what a bunch of computer nerds thinks about politics." Currently? You're right, they don't. That is the problem. A problem th

> "I am sorry but nobody cares what a bunch of computer nerds thinks about politics." Currently? You're right, they don't. That is the problem. A problem that is not solved by saying "shut-up about politics and go back to your programming caves you nerds." Why is it important that they care? Well, here is rayiner's comment that I am thinking of: ""Wahh wahh we're too busy running a business to make our voice heard in Congress, wahh wahh." The cost of a successful lobbying presence is measured in the tens of millions of dollars a year, which is chump change for an industry as big and influential as the tech industry. Heck, construction companies have a much more organized and effective lobby, and they basically make no money at all (see the article on the front page about their 1% margins). Really, it's not that much money. Raise it on Kickstarter or whatever. There is a bizarre mental block/persecution complex/"I'm going to take my balls and go home" phenomenon at play in the tech industry that's makes no sense to me. Silicon Valley isn't a special snowflake and Congress isn't going to divine its needs and tend to them. You've got one side telling Congress that absolutely everything needs to be patentable to keep the Chinese from stealing all our technology, and nothing but deafening silence in response. What exactly do you expect to happen in that circumstance?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5935469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5935469