Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?

Re:Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in te... by pseudo0 on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:23PM (#28518635)

It depends, but some areas of tech are more welcoming than others. If you're more libertarian right-leaning, fintech is probably a decent bet. If non-libertarian right-wing, you could always get a clearance and work for one of the many defence contractors in NoVA or MD.

You'd likely be miserable in SF or Seattle though. In some circles it isn't enough just to shut up regarding certain topics - "silence is violence" and you're expected to enthusiastically applaud the zeitgeist of the week.

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Re:Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in te... by genkimind on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:32PM (#28518703)

Moving the opposite direction, just discovered west coast social justice issues. Jesus christ.

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Re:Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in te... by pseudo0 on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:02PM (#28518915)

I initially misinterpreted the question a bit, and edited it for clarity. I was listing sub-fields where it still is possible to get away with being openly right-wing. Presumably people more to the libertarian end of the spectrum would want to avoid the military industrial complex though.

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