I think in 2019 we'll see the end of a basically uniformly liberal Silicon Valley. There have always been a lot of quiet conservatives / libertarians in tech, but this year it seems like they're starting to come out, mainly in reaction to the movement AOC represents.
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Though fairly uniform on social issues, SV has never been uniform on economic ones. As long as Democrats vs Republicans was mainly about social issues, SV uniformly supported the Democrats.
But that support would split or even flip if the Democrats became the party of high taxes and big government. SV has a lot of libertarians. (Not coincidentally; startup founders and bureaucrats are diametric opposites.)
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Totally agree. I perhaps should have said “outwardly uniformly liberal” because i definitely agree that there have always been a lot of libertarians here, but they’ve been pretty quiet for awhile. Now, for the reasons you pointed out, they have cause to speak up.
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I'd guess once Trump is out of office you'd see a resurgence; too risky to be linked to him to speak up in any way vaguely resembling Republican
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It's utterly insane that people frame their identities as Democrat or Republican. Why should you expect pro-life/pro-choice or 2A or whatever other issue du jour to cleave 330 millions along the same party lines. And it is harmful that we discuss horse jockeys instead of policy.
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Both parties are big govt. Dems would spend your money on social programs. Republicans would spend your kids money on military programs, crony capitalism, & cultural issues (eg trade wars). This is the fiscal choice. Given this, we pick the party that’s less destructive.
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Not sure. My SV experience is one where people are not uniform on social issues either, though I'll grant more so than on economic ones. It'll be interesting to see if people are less afraid to express their views post-Trump as
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