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Tech Right Is A Longstanding Trend
- Tech has long contained a right-leaning strain from engineers and libertarian businesspeople, not a sudden phenomenon.
- Noah Smith traces a resurgence after backlash to 2010s wokeness and a perceived national shift toward conservatism post-Biden.
Musk On Stage Felt Like A Turning Point
- Elon Musk's visible alignment with Trump created a symbolic high point where tech elites felt politically empowered.
- Noah recalls Musk on stage with Trump as a moment techies felt 'normal' and part of the majority.
Elon Broke The Old Twitter That Tore Society Apart
- Noah argues Elon buying Twitter broke the unified public square and reduced frenetic nationwide fighting.
- He wanted centralized control to stop the old Twitter dynamic that he felt was destroying American civic life.



