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0 pointsdrewbug015y ago0 comments

Actually and honestly: I do not know whether or not Jason and DHH would personally do that. I would caution that you never really know what biases people hold simply from reading their Twitter.

That said, I would be surprised if they took a complaint like this seriously. But what I’m saying is that people used to take this particular complaint seriously within the past 10 years; and that this complaint is easily generalized to a lot of other complaints that feel very relevant.

And moreover the even bigger point is now I have to worry because this has happened to me. Why wouldn’t I be worried it would happen again?

(And this policy is creeping in at multiple workplaces: Coinbase, Basecamp, and at least one other place I’m not at liberty to actually say - and the trend is very concerning).

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imgabe5y ago

I agree that you shouldn't have to worry about that.

I think people also shouldn't have to worry about losing their job or being pushed aside if they just want to do work and not kneel down with people, or raise their fists, or recite loyalty oaths to certain causes. Some people just want to come to work and do work and go home, and that should be allowed too.

I hope we can find a compromise where neither person needs to worry. I think that is what Basecamp is making an honest attempt at here.

drewbug01OP5y ago

If that’s the goal you want, I hope we agree then that this kind of policy isn’t a good way to achieve it because of the really large potential for collateral damage.

Like sure - you can kill an ant with a hand grenade, but is that the best tool for the job?

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