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One Black employee, cited in the report, said that “her manager suggested in front of colleagues that she was dealing drugs and carrying a gun.” Another Black e
by vore 3y ago
One Black employee, cited in the report, said that “her manager suggested in front of colleagues that she was dealing drugs and carrying a gun.” Another Black employee said that a co-worker “broadly described Black employees as less capable” during a recruiting meeting. The company told employees that the story painted "an inaccurate picture.”
Is it really a concern troll political hit-piece, though? These seem like pretty concretely bad and racist things. Also, way to pick a single line you don't like out of an article that enumerates a whole bunch of issues with what Coinbase is doing.
- TheBlight 3y agoConsider the title of another recent article from the same publication: "10 alarming things Trump has promised to do in a second term"
- vore 3y agoI think you should spell out your implication.
- TheBlight 3y agoThe publication seems biased to a certain political persuasion.
- megabless123 3y agobeing biased against racism and authoritarianism is good
- infamouscow 3y agoWhat executive orders has Trump signed that are racist or authoritarian? Please list the EO numbers and explain your rational of how you arrived there using the text in the EO, rather than some highfalutin opinion written by an activist. I keep hearing this, but nobody can seemingly answer such a simple question. I can only conclude they are blatant liars and propagandists.
- ethanbond 3y agoWell he did say he'll be a dictator for his first day in office. Can't think of the last time a non-authoritarian struggled to say "No" to "Will you be a dictator?"
- gruez 3y agoHe had a whole term to be a dictator. Why didn't he go full dictator last term? Or are you just saying in a hyperbolic way that that he'll do the same stuff he did last term?
- ethanbond 3y agoI am literally stating what he literally stated. And I don't think the surprise win of 2016 with no GOP machinery backing him out of the gate is going to be a good analog to the preparations that are ongoing right now. He will have far, far more capable people around him, a sense of revenge, and nothing to lose. The correct answer to "Will you be a dictator?" when asked to a US presidential candidate, is "No." The fact that ridiculous question even had to be asked, and came from someone throwing him a softball (Hannity), and he still couldn't answer it correctly are all serious alarm bells.
- gruez 3y ago> I am literally stating what he literally stated. And if you look what he said in full context it doesn't seem that bad? >"You are promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?" Hannity asked. >"Except for Day One," Trump said. >When asked to clarify, Trump said he would use the presidency to close the border and increase oil drilling in the U.S. >"That is not retribution," Hannity said. >"I love this guy. He says, 'You're not going to be a dictator, are you?' I said, 'No, no, no. Other than Day One.' We're closing the border, and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I'm not a dictator," Trump said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-sean-hannity-dictator-day-one/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-sean-hannity-dicta... I agree that it's not a great thing to say as a presidential candidate, but it's tenuous to go from that to "he's going to go full dictator like Xi Jinping/Putin/Maduro/Orban".
- tnel77 3y agoYour bias about their bias is biased.
- logicchains 3y agoCalling Trump an authoritarianism when it was Biden that tried to coerce people to take a novel medical treatment or face losing their job, a fundamental violation of medical ethics.
- miningape 3y agoI think you should spell out your implication.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, ol' mini-hands _has_ promised to do some deeply alarming things if he gets a second term; I'm not entirely sure what your point is?
- COGlory 3y agoIt's the nature of these types of allegations but: >These seem like pretty concretely bad and racist things Nothing about them seems concrete at all? Like, if there was any context and a quote, maybe?
- Eumenes 3y agoAnecdotal hearsay. Coinbase has nearly 5000 employees and they found 2 unverified examples of racism. Does that mean its a systemic problem? Why does have a crypto exchange have to take a stance on "racial justice"? What does that mean?
- ryandrake 3y agoI think they're different. A company can crack down on bigotry and discrimination without proclaiming a "commitment to racial justice". Just like a company can have a raging racism problem while publicly talking about their "commitment to racial justice." One is about legal compliance and action, and the other is words.
- miningape 3y agoThis needs to be said more, people have always fallen for these false platitudes from bosses, government and so on. Only recently has this "placation culture" really moved to companies and for whatever reason it seems our blind spot for this today is much worse than a decade ago
- jovial_cavalier 3y agoIs the piece about how it's financially predatory, or is it about how they're racist? Sticking that in randomly makes it seem like they're just trying to smear the organization however they can.
- TacticalCoder 3y agoTFA is trying to smear in any way it can: it even has a line likening Coinbase to FTX. Coinbase is a HN unicorn, created in the US, where the names of all the executives are known. While SBF was running a ponzi. It's dishonest writing.
- drak0n1c 3y ago"But there are questions about Coinbase's commitment to racial justice." - this is a quintessential example of weasel words and is indicative of the article's quality. The examples are one-sided claims without evidence, and there are many ways they could be "an inaccurate picture". The first case most likely is an inappropriate jocular interjection during casual mutual banter on clothing, music, or a story. The second case could well be a common misinterpretation of meaning during a discussion about affirmative action or DEI policies.