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We should be specific when we say "tech", whether we mean the fascist overlords, or some kid who works at an Apple Store. The folks who organized unions at Amazon and Google are people, too, and are more _tech_ than any of the tycoons.

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social

the only reason that tech was ever remotely left-coded was that in the early 2010s they consciously aligned themselves with what appeared to be the dominant political party. that meant large donations to Dems and nominal gestures toward diversity. as soon as the winds shifted they swung right.

Josh K-sky

@joshksky.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

How much of perceived tech polarization comes from 2010s SF politics, when activists blocked buses for tech workers who were bidding up limited housing resources? That feels like it's hiding in the "lefties alienated their allies in tech" charge, although I don't know how much of it lives on.

Anil Dash

@anildash.com

that's a factor, for sure. anything that reminded the tech tycoons that they couldn't just control the whole world made them furious.

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