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The problem with nerd politics (The Guardian)

The problem with nerd politics (The Guardian)

Posted May 18, 2012 15:56 UTC (Fri) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
In reply to: The problem with nerd politics (The Guardian) by gorpon
Parent article: The problem with nerd politics (The Guardian)

Assuming we accept that, what prevents geeks from organizing politically?

The same that prevents politicians writing good code: lack of skill and talent. Of course, different set of skills and talents are necessary to write good code and to organize a rally (or to lobby), but I guess few people have both set of skills.


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