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Is this a uniquely Amerian debate? I live outside America, and I don't really understand the subtext of these Coinbase posts. What does are some concrete examp
by jhealy 6y ago
Is this a uniquely Amerian debate? I live outside America, and I don't really understand the subtext of these Coinbase posts.
What does are some concrete examples of a company being political or apolitical? What are the kinds of things the Coinbase used to do and no longer does, which employees might leave over? Is it about the company donating to political compaigns, or openly participating in community debates and having a position on social issues (same sex marriage, abortion, Black Lives Matter, Trump, gun control, etc)?
- HappyDreamer 6y agoI wonder all this me too. This whole discussion is weird, to me, not knowing what triggered everything in the first place.
- jhealy 6y agohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/09/coinbase-silicon-valley-libertarian/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/09/coinbas... > Cryptocurrency start-up Coinbase recently sought to restrict political speech by employees, a move many interpreted as a shift to the right because it came in reaction to internal discussions of Black Lives Matter. That makes it sound like the Coinbase thing is less about the company holding a public political position, and more of a "leave your politics at home" thing. Sounds like the corporate version of the recurring debate about whether open source projects should reject contributions from those with objectionable political views.