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Re:To do politics or not do politics? Tech startups are divided by indymike on Sunday November 22, 2020 @08:39PM (#25182791)
"From the outside looking in, American politics has long since ceased being about policy and idea's, it is now a contest of identity where it doesn't matter what someone stands for so long as they are on the team I support."

It sure looks that way if you watch american news. Reality is pretty different. Most people leave politics at home, and most companies try to be politically neutral - or at least try to be an "agent for good" while avoiding controversy.

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Re:To do politics or not do politics? Tech startups are divided by mynameishere on Sunday November 22, 2020 @09:35PM (#25183079)
He means that politics about ideas would sound like, "Should we spend more money on infrastructure vs. health care vs. lowering taxes," whereas politics about identity is "Black vs White vs. Gay vs Straight vs Native vs Immigrant, etc." There is no discussion to be had in the latter. When people are divided that way, politics is strictly negative sum.
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