That stigma doesn’t seem to apply anymore. There may not necessarily be a lot of right-leaning people, but you no longer see stories with titles like “Silicon Valley’s Secret Republican Party. “They’re tweeting! They even have a role model: Elon Musk, the closest technology has to a philosophic king. Last May, you startled everyone by tweeting that his political steering wheel had turned to the right. “In the past, I have voted Democrats because they are (mostly) philanthropic,” he wrote. “But they have become the party of division and hatred, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.” (To keep this column going, I won’t decipher the logic here.) And just last week, another much-admired industry leader, former Y Combinator CEO Sam Altman, moved on. Twitter to capture about the “failure of government” in liberal California.
Antonio García Martínez, a former ad technology executive has his own problems with the awakened enemy.
A possible turning point in the June recall election of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, whose opposition largely funded with technology money. García Martínez says that another key data point is Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, cedict ontroversial Prohibit political speech on the company’s internal chat board. The move is seen as a silent voice for diversity, which may have alienated Armstrong in the past. He didn’t come. “They basically canceled the transaction at Coinbase and fired everyone who disagreed, and… nothing happened,” he said. (Actually it It’s not that simplebut Coinbase has gotten over this and is working on it Other problems.)
Another impetus to go completely conservative is the crypto movement. For some reason, the adoption of blockchain tools against regulations, especially cryptocurrencies, seems to resonate with the “freedom” glorified by not wearing a mask. Under the hood of the hot new trend, formerly sneaky conservatives may feel empowered to unleash their inner William Buckley — or Steve Bannon. Maybe that’s why crypto conferences looks the same to the MAGA rallies.
However, many of those involved in the “right diversion” Agrawal spoke of wanted nothing to do with Trump. (Agrawal says that for him, it’s not about choosing one political party over the other.) Also, certain parts of the GOP agenda, particularly on immigration, repel conservatives. This has just been announced.
It is possible that the shift in politics, especially for the wealthy, who currently see Democrats as unfavorable, reflects their plight. Once you reach a certain status, you may be less excited about awakening politics than about the value of your home. Last week, for example, we learned that Marc Andreessen, the most famous man of the Valley proponent of “construction”,” Is one all-round opponent about building when it comes to multi-family homes in its own crowded community.
Agrawal himself says his views have nothing to do with his bank account. “I think it doesn’t really matter whether someone is rich, and low taxes versus high taxes, really. None of the people I spoke to offered that. There is an even more existential kind of pain: Is this still a place that encourages construction, where we celebrate the act of creation? “
