It feels like every time I find a podcast about security/networking/technology the hosts end up saying some pretty off-color stuff, or I look them up and they also host right wing podcasts. Are there any that are more leftist, hosted by LGBT peeps, or at least not actively bigoted ?

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        It’s supposed to be dismissive. Because it’s a ridiculous inquiry. There’s no need to just microfocus on people’s irrelevant political opinions and write off absolutely everything they say because they associate with a particular party. That’s an impossible task and you’ll die trying.

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      One could say that conservatives can be very passionate about their political beliefs. If you’re listening to a podcast about technology, or any other topic for that matter, you might find it off-putting for the host to interject with their irrelevant beliefs. Obviously there are times when politics can be topical to the conversation. That usually revolves around legal cases and policy making.

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      Maybe you don’t, but many do. Why bother replying if you’re insinuating you don’t?

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        You don’t have downvotes? I’m using Wefwef and the downvotes are listed under the three dots to the right of the post.

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          You can send downvotes using 3rd party clients, but beehaw doesn’t register or track them. Hitting the button does nothing (and it’s not even present in the web ui)

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      I’m glad you pointed this out. We need to move past the “this person said something I don’t agree with so I will never interact with them again”

      Identity politics are bad and we should not be beholden to them.

      People and their technical knowledge are more than their political views.

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          What are you talking about?

          Is it not possible for two different people to share similar opinions?

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        Sure, people are more than their political views, but I don’t know that that means political comments made in tech content should just be ignored. The people making the content put them there deliberately, and there’s enough tech content out there that at the very least if that bothers you, it’s easily possible to find something that doesn’t include those comments, if not something that includes political commentary that isn’t bothersome.

        On top of that, what some might call identity politics, others would call minority groups getting together and demanding that their voices be heard the same as others. Political divisions often reflect real life experiences and how they differ, and the only way to just ignore the political differences is to ignore important issues is people’s lives.

        Identity politics is also a 2 way street. I’m not familiar with tech podcasters specifically, but I imagine they’re not getting the same kind of push back if the political commentary is putting minorities in a negative light.

        What I am using far too many words to say is, dismissing the concerns of the OP because they sound a little bit too much like identity politics is not a nice way to contribute to this thread, and I encourage you to reexamine your post and think of nicer ways to contribute in the future.