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It has nothing to do with the content of Silicon Valley beliefs. As far as I can tell, Silicon Valley/Bay Area beliefs are mercurial and change by the month.

It has to do with the moral panic over intelligent people dissenting from The Narrative. This is a new and extremely illiberal phenomenon, and it's probably going to get much worse before it gets better.



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