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From what the founders and employees have said publicly there is no indication that flame wars were a problem at Basecamp
by chipgap98 5y ago
From what the founders and employees have said publicly there is no indication that flame wars were a problem at Basecamp
- digitaltrees 5y agoIn the US almost all political conversations descend to flame wars very quickly.
- acjohnson55 5y agoThere are on-record accounts from both DHH and employees of what the actual disagreements were, and they were not political discussions. They were discussions about the list of "funny" customer names.
- anon7725 5y ago> they were not political discussions. They were discussions about the list of "funny" customer names. They were not political in the sense of being about politicians or political parties. They were political in that they were motivated by the agenda and language of the activist left. A subtext in many responses from said activists is that this is “not politics”, but something more essential or “above” politics. I agree insofar as they are treating their ideas more akin to a religion now.
- crooked-v 5y agoHow is "don't make fun of our own customers" an 'activist left' agenda? It may have been couched in liberal terms, but ultimately it's a pretty politics-free motivation.
- anon7725 5y agoDid you read anything about this? Nobody thought this was a good thing. Jason/DHH apparently addressed it multiple times over the course of months. A group within the company refused to move on, including someone who participated in making fun of customers.