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I haven’t seen this allegation. It would help the discussion if you could link to someone citing this reason.

Lx1oG-AWb6h_ZG0 5y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-political-speech-policy-controversy https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-politic... > Employees say the founders’ memos unfairly depicted their workplace as being riven by partisan politics, when in fact the main source of the discussion had always been Basecamp itself. > “At least in my experience, it has always been centered on what is happening at Basecamp,” said one employee — who, like most of those I spoke with today, requested anonymity so as to freely discuss internal deliberations. “What is being done at Basecamp? What is being said at Basecamp? And how it is affecting individuals? It has never been big political discussions, like ‘the postal service should be disbanded,’ or ‘I don’t like Amy Klobuchar.’”
- digitaltrees 5y ago
  From the article: After months of fraught conversations, Fried and his co-founder, David Heinemeier Hansson moved to shut those conversations down. If my team spent months debating these issues I would be concerned as well.
  - MattRix 5y ago
    You say that as if the team spent literally all their work time debating these issues during those months.
    - digitaltrees 5y ago
      It only takes a ten minute dysfunctional conversation to profoundly damage a team. If the debate became detrimental then a pause is warranted.
- Aeolun 5y ago
  > “There’s always been this kind of unwritten rule at Basecamp that the company basically exists for David and Jason’s enjoyment,” Well, of course! If you are working for a private company then this is exactly what you are signing up for.
superultra 5y ago
Is it too much to ask to read the linked article (and corresponding background info, also linked in the posted article), before commenting?
- digitaltrees 5y ago
  The parent thread is a link to Twitter so not sure what you are referring to.
- innocentoldguy 5y ago
  The “linked article” was a Twitter circle jerk, wasn’t it?

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-political-speech-policy-controversy https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406673/basecamp-politic... > Employees say the founders’ memos unfairly depicted their workplace as being riven by partisan politics, when in fact the main source of the discussion had always been Basecamp itself. > “At least in my experience, it has always been centered on what is happening at Basecamp,” said one employee — who, like most of those I spoke with today, requested anonymity so as to freely discuss internal deliberations. “What is being done at Basecamp? What is being said at Basecamp? And how it is affecting individuals? It has never been big political discussions, like ‘the postal service should be disbanded,’ or ‘I don’t like Amy Klobuchar.’”

digitaltrees 5y ago
From the article: After months of fraught conversations, Fried and his co-founder, David Heinemeier Hansson moved to shut those conversations down. If my team spent months debating these issues I would be concerned as well.
- MattRix 5y ago
  You say that as if the team spent literally all their work time debating these issues during those months.
  - digitaltrees 5y ago
    It only takes a ten minute dysfunctional conversation to profoundly damage a team. If the debate became detrimental then a pause is warranted.
Aeolun 5y ago
> “There’s always been this kind of unwritten rule at Basecamp that the company basically exists for David and Jason’s enjoyment,” Well, of course! If you are working for a private company then this is exactly what you are signing up for.

superultra 5y ago

Is it too much to ask to read the linked article (and corresponding background info, also linked in the posted article), before commenting?

digitaltrees 5y ago
The parent thread is a link to Twitter so not sure what you are referring to.
innocentoldguy 5y ago
The “linked article” was a Twitter circle jerk, wasn’t it?