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Does it strike anyone else as odd that everyone in the Silicon Valley software industry has nearly unanimous views on social policy? I've never been to Silicon Valley, but I have spent my entire life and career among engineers, and I have observed diverse views on such issues as gay marriage, climate change, abortion, etc.

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There's selection bias: some engineers may choose to move to the SF bay area in part because of the perceived views on social policy. One example of this is SF's Castro district especially a few decades ago.

Speaking as someone who lives on the SF peninsula, I think it's fair to say there's near-uniformity of views on gay marriage (though drive an hour east and that will flip). Climate change, on the other hand, is an area where reasonable people even in this area are more likely to disagree.

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