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by taylodl 265 days ago
This is what corruption looks like and there's a large faction of Americans cheering this on in the woefully mistaken belief that they're ending corruption. That's the price we're paying for decades of declining public education.
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RealityVoid 265 days ago
I honestly don't think just education is to blame. I think it's _a part of it_ but tribalism and other stuff probably play a larger role. As proof look at the vast swaths of HN that are cheering on this. These are NOT stupid or uneducated people. They just view the world in a certain way. I am aware there are may sockpuppets and influence campaigns, but at least a sizeable part of them are real people. It is a mistake to consider them fake or stupid or uneducated. There's something more going on here.
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floxy 265 days ago
Anyone have poll numbers on what percentage of likely voters support H1B visas? I guess I'd wouldn't be surprised if 80% wanted to eliminate those visas completely (but I don't know how insulated my bubble is on this topic).
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maest 265 days ago
> look at the vast swaths of HN that are cheering on this.

One possible explanation: the hiring market is dead for low tier devs (and mid tier ones are probably feeling the heat too). This is not caused by H1B, since this drought is recently new but visas have been around for a very long time.

Still, people panic and look for someone to blame. "This decision looks like it reduces dev supply, so my skills will be more in demand? Sounds good, let's go!"

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confidantlake 265 days ago
I don't trust the solution, but at least they acknowledge the problem. The other side just pretends we are stupid and lies about a "talent shortage" right to our faces.
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rayiner 265 days ago
Almost every voter went to school during a decades-long period of improving education that was only recently derailed by covid: https://www.the74million.org/article/nations-report-card-two...

Also, Trump’s support disproportionately comes from white americans, who perform among the best in international assessments: https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/18bzkle/2022_pi.... They’re right between Korea and Japan.

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Larrikin 265 days ago
Break it down by gender and state.
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