Coinbase also did a remarkable thing: they forgot that bitcoin itself was a political project. When Armstrong said that if you didn't like his stance you should

Coinbase also did a remarkable thing: they forgot that bitcoin itself was a political project. When Armstrong said that if you didn't like his stance you should leave, some of the employees who left were bitcoin libertarians, upset at the company's willingness to get into bed with Hacker Team (who'd hacked for dictators) and Facebook. Basecamp similarly spent years creating an image of having a social mission, and DHH posting about politics was part of the company image. It looks like the employees were foolish enough to take him seriously.