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[edit: Not going to risk retaliation for my family, not sure why I bothered]

ttesttom 6y ago
Didn't he state support for BLM publicly on Twitter though? https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1268622377182621696 https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/12686223771826216...
- predictmktegirl 6y ago
  Yes, after employees walked out.
  - ttesttom 6y ago
    Ah, good to know context, thanks!
travisoneill1 6y ago
> employees who walked out, "forcing" his hand > No one was asking for a political statement Pick one
- predictmktegirl 6y ago
  They walked out because he wouldn't say, in private, that black people's lives mattered. It was simply outrageous to see that in this age. Do you really think it is political to say that a human's life is important, in private?
  - TerminalWarrior 6y ago
    Its non-sense to ask someone to say the lives of any race "matter". It might be a great catch phrase for a movement but what an absolutely stupid thing to demand a person state. Unless a person is actively KILLING people based on their race, to ask them to state that their lives matter is, again, just stupid. I want you to say the lives of Japanese people matter. Say it, why won't you say it? You must hate Japanese people apparently...
  - cbthrow91 6y ago
    it's possible to believe black lives matter and be hesitant to cave to the demands of a mob. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc -- as comically illustrated by Seinfeld
TerminalWarrior 6y ago
So not promoting people because they are black is now enough to get called raciest? I guess that's exactly how Kamala Harris has made it to where she is.
- predictmktegirl 6y ago
  We didn't accuse anyone of being racist. Just sharing our disappointment. When that disappointment is so widespread that the NYT is writing an article on your company, it's more than a coincidence, no?
  - SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
    But that's the concern here, isn't it? If the NYT chose to write this article because they heard that Coinbase was actively mistreating its employees of color, that's an important story and I'm glad to see it covered. If they chose to write it because Coinbase wouldn't endorse their preferred political slogans, that's a pretty serious problem.
- burnthrow 6y ago
  No that has more to do with dating Willie Brown.
- newunov30 6y ago
  Pretty much. And if you don't promote a woman you're sexist. This is where tech has gone.
- not_knuth 6y ago
  I just want to point out in good faith that you probably meant "not promoting black people" instead of "not promoting people because they are black". It's probably just an oversight on your part, but it is an important one. In my books at least, not promoting someone, because of the color of their skin is racism.
HNthrow22 6y ago
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Didn't he state support for BLM publicly on Twitter though? https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1268622377182621696 https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/12686223771826216...

predictmktegirl 6y ago
Yes, after employees walked out.
- ttesttom 6y ago
  Ah, good to know context, thanks!

travisoneill1 6y ago

> employees who walked out, "forcing" his hand > No one was asking for a political statement Pick one

predictmktegirl 6y ago
They walked out because he wouldn't say, in private, that black people's lives mattered. It was simply outrageous to see that in this age. Do you really think it is political to say that a human's life is important, in private?
- TerminalWarrior 6y ago
  Its non-sense to ask someone to say the lives of any race "matter". It might be a great catch phrase for a movement but what an absolutely stupid thing to demand a person state. Unless a person is actively KILLING people based on their race, to ask them to state that their lives matter is, again, just stupid. I want you to say the lives of Japanese people matter. Say it, why won't you say it? You must hate Japanese people apparently...
- cbthrow91 6y ago
  it's possible to believe black lives matter and be hesitant to cave to the demands of a mob. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc -- as comically illustrated by Seinfeld

TerminalWarrior 6y ago

So not promoting people because they are black is now enough to get called raciest? I guess that's exactly how Kamala Harris has made it to where she is.

predictmktegirl 6y ago
We didn't accuse anyone of being racist. Just sharing our disappointment. When that disappointment is so widespread that the NYT is writing an article on your company, it's more than a coincidence, no?
- SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
  But that's the concern here, isn't it? If the NYT chose to write this article because they heard that Coinbase was actively mistreating its employees of color, that's an important story and I'm glad to see it covered. If they chose to write it because Coinbase wouldn't endorse their preferred political slogans, that's a pretty serious problem.
burnthrow 6y ago
No that has more to do with dating Willie Brown.
newunov30 6y ago
Pretty much. And if you don't promote a woman you're sexist. This is where tech has gone.
not_knuth 6y ago
I just want to point out in good faith that you probably meant "not promoting black people" instead of "not promoting people because they are black". It's probably just an oversight on your part, but it is an important one. In my books at least, not promoting someone, because of the color of their skin is racism.

HNthrow22 6y ago

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