Also, they're lazy and they don't care. Nerds on HN do, This is, at best, silly. It's not like people on HN are any more informed on politics than the average

Also, they're lazy and they don't care. Nerds on HN do, This is, at best, silly. It's not like people on HN are any more informed on politics than the average person. They think they're more informed, which makes for worse political discussion, because they've invested more of their identity[1] in being right. Most people are rationally ignorant about politics. It's not like being more aware will necessarily lead to the positions you want. It wouldn't take much to convince workers in Michigan to pass a law that makes things more difficult for cars made in California. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html