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by qaq 1702 days ago
You honestly think there are no trump supporters among very competent programmers? I personally know at least 3.
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Of course there are. But it's not just about there being competent programmers "willing" to do this work.

You need:

* A competently run business

* Competent funding

* Competent recruiting

* Competent management

Programmers will generally want to be paid. They'll need a well-run organization, and before you can even hire and pay them, you have to find and recruit them. Not just someone interested and willing to do the work, but interested and willing to forego their existing role, and to forego their existing role for one that is, frankly, not likely to be around in another 6 months, given the track record of these kinds of organizations.

Yep very valid points
Programmers are some of the most contrarian people out there, after all.
No they're not!
I disagree
You are incorrect
Would the Trump-supporting programmers you know be fine having "Trump Social Media Platform" as the latest job on their resume?

I'd guess fear of ostracism in mainstream tech would filter out more people than actual politics.

Regardless of your politics, you should never avoid doing something you believe in just because someone might dislike you for it.
My health insurance is tied to my employer. I have more to risk than being disliked by building the next e-commerce platform fo r Trump Steaks.
If the dislike translates into being jobless, you bet I would be keeping my trap shut.
They are pretty public about their position but they are in HFT
I'm not sure they'd want to _work at his company_ though. Imagine what a shitshow the management will be.
It seems inconsistent to believe this _and_ still want him to run the country.
They're just fine with all the incompetence and racism because they think he'll punish the people they don't like, but then they're disappointed and surprised when it backfires on them.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/8/18173678/tr...

>“He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud

>A Trump voter hurt by the shutdown reveals the real reason the president attracts hardcore supporters.

>[...] “I voted for him, and he’s the one who’s doing this,” Minton told Mazzei. “I thought he was going to do good things. He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.”

>He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting.

>Think about that line for a second. Roll it over in your head. In essence, Minton is declaring that one aim of the Trump administration is to hurt people — the right people. Making America great again, in her mind, involves inflicting pain.

>This is not an accident. Trump’s political victory and continuing appeal depend on a brand of politics that marginalizes and targets groups disliked by his supporters. Trump supporters don’t so much love the Republican party as they hate Democrats, a phenomenon political scientists call “negative partisanship.” They like Trump not because he sells them on the GOP, but because they believe he’ll stick it to the Democrats harder than anyone else.