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What does having an interest in technology, programming and science have to do with the huge libertarian/pro-capitalist bias HN has?
by ginko 13y ago
What does having an interest in technology, programming and science have to do with the huge libertarian/pro-capitalist bias HN has?
- tonyarkles 13y agoI think the pro-capitalist bias comes from the fact that a lot of people here are entrepreneurial. The site is hosted by a company that funds startups. The libertarian part? I'm not so sure there, but I'd guess that it comes from a sense of "I'm just trying to build my business, it'd be awesome if a bunch of silly regulations and crap would get out of my way"
- theorique 13y agoProductive people with real skills are part of that fraction of humankind who make stuff that others want, and don't sponge off their fellows. As such, they tend to be in support of political and economic freedom, and against socialism and redistributions.
- theorique 13y agoProductive people with real skills are part of that fraction of humankind who make stuff that others want, and don't sponge off their fellows. As such, they tend to be in support of political and economic freedom, and against socialism and redistributions.
- theorique 13y agoProductive people with real skills are part of that fraction of humankind who make stuff that others want, and don't sponge off their fellows. As such, they tend to be in support of political and economic freedom, and against socialism and redistributions.