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this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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I feel like the problem is less one of infiltration and more one of context drift. The racism and eugenics were in there, but it wasn't as central to the group as the fun sci-fi stuff so people could pretend it wasn't there, the same way that people pretend not to know that their coworker heretically believes in the wrong pizza toppings or whatever. Effectively they're saying "Sure, they may have some bad takes on race or gender or economics but they're the only ones who will talk about the second coming of Robot Jesus with me." This dynamic also largely explains why these groups (and arguably sci-fi in general?) are so goddamn white and male.
Of course, as the tech industry took off and these people sought and acquired actual wealth and influence, the dynamic started to reverse. The fascists may not be appropriately invested in the second coming of Robot Jesus, but they are in agreement about eugenics and deregulation, and that's enough for the tech oligarchs to throw their now-considerable resources behind them.