@renedario Because that introduces politics into a conversation that they aren't willing or ready to have.
It's almost as if they actually acknowledge how shitty all of this is, it'll all fall apart and they wouldn't be able to justify their jobs anymore because it's centered around this system.
@majorlinux @renedario indeed! I've been having this discussion a lot lately, I don't understand why people don't want to admit that every piece of code they write is political in a way, or will be used politically eventually. Unfortunately, that's the system we play in, that's why we must state our values outright whenever possible, and especially when we're asked about them
@majorlinux @renedario Closing my eyes, putting my fingers in my ears and screaming on top of my lungs "I CAN'T SEE, I CAN'T HEAR, HENCE I CANNOT ENGAGE IN ANYTHING VAGUELY POLITICAL LALALALALALALA"
@rodolphe Were you at the DNC?!
lol
@majorlinux I was there for the contest of "most clueless political pundit" and I lost so hard 
@majorlinux @renedario Indeed. Back when I was active in the local hackerspace, a lot of the members believed in two things:
1) We’re not a political organization
2) Those who tinker are correct
It took some personal growth (I believed that too, for a time), and many long, exhausting conversations, to change those misconceptions towards recognizing that all tech is inherently political, and just because you can build something doesn’t mean you should.