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All politics is bad, says Coinbase
- robbyt 6y agoPolitics are a tool for social change. By saying "all politics are bad" you are implicitly supporting the status quo. And by supporting our current status quo, you are basically a Trump supporter.
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- bot41 6y agoOr not American..?
- gjsman-1000 6y agoThe very claim that you are supporting the status quo by not being political (which is your stance) is, in and of itself, a political stance. How does that work?
- karpierz 6y agoWhat's your definition of political?
- darepublic 6y agoI think it _can_ be political to 'do nothing', but that being said, viciously attacking those taking a neutral stance for increasingly tenuous and subjective reasons is also very dangerous.
- pushingice 6y agoAll politics at work is bad, says Coinbase. And they would be correct.
- karpierz 6y agoBad for who? Society?
- dirtyoldmick 6y agoBad for people that have to put up with it.
- untog 6y agoYou didn't read the article, did you? Crypto currencies are political! One of the most commonly cited reasons for using it is to avoid government scrutiny and intervention. So how on earth could Coinbase operate a workplace free of politics? What they mean is that politics they don't want to talk about is bad at work. And they get to decide what those topics are. Which, to be honest, I'm not as wound up about as others are. But "no politics" sounds like a neutral, objective statement. It isn't anything of the sort.
- dingaling 6y ago> What they mean is that politics they don't want to talk about is bad at work. I'd phrase it as "all personal politics are bad at work" Your personal politics around parties, constitutional issues, housing, healthcare etc are irrelevant to the company and an active distraction to your coworkers. So keep them for personal time. I don't know why this is such a challenge for the US work cohort. You don't sit and do crafting hobbies at your work desk, or process photos that you took on the weekend trail expedition. So why use company time for your politics? Why do you think Bob from Accounts has any interest in your views on the size of the President's hands? I worked for 15 years at a company that had two over-riding rules: no sports talk and no politics. And it was bliss.
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- Traubenfuchs 6y ago"no-politics" should become a perk companies use to attract talent.
- dirtyoldmick 6y agoIt is at work. Leave that shit at home.
- pessimizer 6y agoAll taxes and financial regulation are bad, says Coinbase, so it's best not to make any political enemies. They're reserving the ability to be friends with anyone who will give them what they want. I guarantee that "no politics" uses the modern definition of the word "politics," which doesn't include the process of governance and the creation of laws. Is Coinbase saying that they refuse to lobby, and will not be writing checks to politicians?
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