Tyler Cowen has some suggestions as to why the tech world has so many political problems

Here's his top five, out of 17:

1. Most tech leaders aren’t especially personable. Instead, they’re quirky introverts. Or worse.
2. Most tech leaders don’t care much about the usual policy issues. They care about AI, self-driving cars, and space travel, none of which translate into positive political influence.
3. Tech leaders are idealistic and don’t intuitively understand the grubby workings of WDC.
4. People who could be “managers” in tech policy areas (for instance, they understand tech, are good at coalition building, etc.) will probably be pulled into a more lucrative area of tech. Therefore ther is an acute talent shortage in tech policy areas.
5. The Robespierrean social justice terror blowing through Silicon Valley occupies most of tech leaders’ “political” mental energy. It is hard to find time to focus on more concrete policy issues.

I assume "WDC" = Washington, D.C.