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I think Basecamp reflects what happens when smart, sensible people without a chip on their shoulder, simply live their life. They're not stepping on heads to g

I think Basecamp reflects what happens when smart, sensible people without a chip on their shoulder, simply live their life. They're not stepping on heads to get ahead. They're not in the business of 'motivating' unhappy people who don't like what they do, into fulfilling quotas. It's great. It reminds me of this coffee-shop that charges 10$ for a slice of pie. It's not busy, polite service, tasty pie. All the while I am well aware that such places will always remain niche. I can't help but feel a little sad, and yet, everything seems to point to people being fine with McDonalds, Kardashians, and the opposite of what Basecamp preaches.

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
> ...without a chip on their shoulder... I presume you don't follow DHH on social media ;)
- gaius 8y ago
  What does he say? I follow him on Insta and it’s all cars and office furniture as far as I can tell.
  - jschulenklopper 8y ago
    Just follow him on Medium or Twitter. There are hardly cars, houses or office furniture there :-)
- jschulenklopper 8y ago
  You should then follow him on textual media as well. Sure, on Instagram it's mainly nice pictures of houses and cars, but I don't see the 'chip on his shoulder'. Au contraire, he remains honest and realistic about his decisions, his achievements and the (monetary) rewards as a result of those. Some because of luck, some because of common wisdom (often against the grain), some because of just being smart. It's a refreshing view. So, please read some material from him on Medium. Don't judge a person on just an Instagram profile...