It is an opinion I share but disagreeing with the inclusion of politics into tech makes people believe you have taken the opposite stance.
There is little nuance permitted in US politics and US politics is the only politics permitted in technology.
I blogged about it. It has cost me job opportunities.
I tend to not share my political views anywhere, especially not on Twitter. I do not even own a Twitter account! If I express my beliefs, it is under a pseudonym. Sometimes I even argue in favor of something with what I disagree only to learn more.
could you elaborate?
a place that forces me to get involved in political arguments or where partisan politics influences business decisions or the company openly favors a particular party such that all employees are assumed to support that choice, is not a place where i want to work.
The parent explicitly said they disagree with GitHub's political views. I take this to mean they in fact have taken the opposite stance.
By all means, they can care about politics- but they cant force me to care about their politics and they should not be as reactionary as they are when I take my business elsewhere.
I am just a dude who likes computers. I don’t need to shoulder problems from half a world away on behalf of billion-dollar corporations.