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"it was a group of people forming an alliance to shape the nature of the company in their social view." The only time employees at any company don't do this is

• jollybean 5y ago
  Yes, but are people upset with the status quo due to a legit grievance, or a political orientation? I suggest that the status quo at Basecamp was probably in any reasonable reality just fine. The movements to 'eradicate systematic racism' seem to be afoot mostly in the places that are already the most self-aware and tolerant. This is the interesting paradox and it's why I believe that the social organizers at most of these already tolerant places are antagonists out to enforce the worldview they 'read in a book' in the workplace, out of a misguided attempt at moral justice. Contrast this with blue-collar union formation, which is almost always in good faith in the sense we would expect, not that unions are perfect either. I don't doubt those trying to start a union at Amazon, but I do doubt highly paid white collar workers thinking we all need some kind of 'major overview' of workplace conditions to ensure their view of the world is put in place. I'm sure there is always a kernel of truth in demands (i.e. no making fun of names!) but that doesn't necessarily justify broad social action.