No.
Always hide your power level.
First question I ask when interviewing candidates is which La Blue Girl OVA is their favorite.
Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
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Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#62Right leaning sure! I’m right leaning… I mean at least I think I am since I’m a Republican [3]. For the most part, what makes people “lean right” is religious precepts [1] which are covered under Federal labor law protections so no one can actually discriminate against you if you voice them. The other thing that traditionally made people lean right is economic concepts (think Ron Paul), and at worst people think you’…
Something that I've thought about is that, yes you can be against the crazy in the GOP, but ultimately if you vote for them you are emboldening people like MTG and others who have spawned from the Trump Pool.
I find it hard to imagine that any vote for the GOP doesn't end up shifting the overton window more towards their side. Full disclosure, I say this as a Bernie supporter so I guess from your point of view I would be the mirror image
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#63It depends if you are right leaning because you want lower taxes and smaller government, or if you are right leaning because you are a homophobic, racist.
The word "homophobic" is used to discredit any disapproval of homosexuality -- it must be a "phobia" and is not rational, and the issue is not open to discussion. To answer the OP, especially on social issues, you cannot be openly right-wing.
What is an example of a legitimate and rational disapproval of homosexuality?
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#64I could say I don't support or believe in tech censorship, vaccine passports, virtue signaling, BLM, critical race theory, white guilt/privilege and that I don't believe that trans women are women. However, I suspect that it's true that an employer would not approve of that, and that right leaning beliefs or believers don't get a fair shake in this climate. So I think it's best to not be open about and say such thing…
> 20% is to not have any opinions Unfortunately, in much of FAANG today, this isn't enough. If you're not openly a progressive you're assumed to be slightly to the right of stalin.
Faking or hiding an opinion to fit in isn't having an opinion. It's acting.
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
It takes a very selective reading of the facts to claim conservatives are any more anti science than liberals, in the US. Whatever hot button issue there is, there will be people who deny whatever the scientific consensus is if it doesn't suit their beliefs. The question is, who would you rather have running things? The guy that thought humans were riding dinosaurs 5000 years ago, or the guy who thinks paying 40 mill…
The voting rights point is interesting. My understanding is that one side wants more verification of eligibility, but the other side is worried that if the approach to verification is too onerous that voter turnout will decrease. There's seemingly a parallel to the gun control discussion, where again one side wants more verification of eligibility, but the other side is worried that the verification--if applied over-…
Is "verification of eligibility" really what the gun-control people want? Aren't they trying to argue that even people who can 100% prove that their record is squeaky-clean still shouldn't be allowed to own guns?
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
If it is true that an employer would not approve of any of those views (which is not a given), then it would only be because views which limit other’s humanity are not often regarded kindly. By saying you don’t support BLM, or that you don’t believe trans women are women, you risk suggesting that you don’t see the value in those people’s lives. Certainly in the case of BLM, which began as a movement to protect Black…
> don’t see the value in those people’s lives Fortunately most people see the value of human life beyond their political beliefs.
Being Black or trans is not a political belief. If you are transphobic you are denying someone their humanity.
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
The voting rights point is interesting. My understanding is that one side wants more verification of eligibility, but the other side is worried that if the approach to verification is too onerous that voter turnout will decrease. There's seemingly a parallel to the gun control discussion, where again one side wants more verification of eligibility, but the other side is worried that the verification--if applied over-…
Neither side is really arguing in good faith - they both just want more votes for their party. I don't think there's anything fundamentally wrong with voter ID laws. Many democracies in Europe have them. In America they might be unnecessary overkill, but if they increase faith in the electoral process, that's awesome. The actual issue is that we don't have federal ID cards, and there are a ton of citizens without any…
As far as I know state IDs are free. Well at least here they are anyway. They aren't drivers licenses though, you definitely can't drive with one.
You did have to go wait at the DMV, that was before Covid. I would hope they would've modernized the process now.
Re: Ask HN: Can you be openly politically right-leaning in tech in North America?
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
> don’t see the value in those people’s lives Fortunately most people see the value of human life beyond their political beliefs.
Being Black or trans is not a political belief. If you are transphobic you are denying someone their humanity.
Unfortunately modern identity politics have made them political, especially when someone starts waving their rainbow flags in my face.
I just want to see people as "people"...and not see specific groups used as a means to push political agendas.