Comment by xapata
9 years ago
> The most hyper specialized and interesting hackers are also the least likely to have time to waste arguing about the political battle of the day.
I find the opposite to be true. The most intelligent and experienced hackers are not hyper-specialized, but have wide ranging knowledge of computing, mathematics, science, and people. They have strong, well-considered opinions on many topics, including politics.
Spending time arguing about it on Hacker News, probably not, but face-to-face with people they respect, yes.