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Everything's political. Generally speaking you want a harmonious office. But I would caution people to understand the times in which they live. If you are in

Everything's political. Generally speaking you want a harmonious office. But I would caution people to understand the times in which they live. If you are in the USA and you are avoiding discussing politics with the most consequential people you know outside of your own family, then you are playing into the very fundamental aim of the administration, which is that they should be able to do what they want without criticism. Fascism is predicated on the silence of people who could and should speak out. And the US government is either fascist already or soon will be; all the things they are doing are not for show. And using Coinbase as an example of why you shouldn't talk about politics is pretty hilarious.

JohnFen 1y ago
> you are avoiding discussing politics with the most consequential people you know outside of your own family My coworkers are nowhere near the most consequential people I know outside of my own family.
- exasperaited 1y ago
  That is quite unusual, though. By consequential what I mean is, when the chips are down, if you do not share your morals and ethics with those around you, you all fail. Today, I think, may be one of those days, for a lot of people; a line is being drawn and people will be on either side of it.
  - JohnFen 1y ago
    > That is quite unusual, though. Is it? It's not at all unusual in my experience. > when the chips are down, if you do not share your morals and ethics with those around you, you all fail. Don't get me wrong, I agree. However, I also think that venue is important. If the workplace is a place where political or religious wars are fought, then the workplace is effectively destroyed and there's zero chance that any real progress (politically or work-wise) will happen. We can hash these things out elsewhere, we don't have to bring this stuff into a place where it's counterproductive for everybody. > a line is being drawn and people will be on either side of it. That's fine -- but if your workplace is on the "right side" of that line, there's little to argue about and if it's on the "wrong side", then why are you even working there?

JohnFen 1y ago

> you are avoiding discussing politics with the most consequential people you know outside of your own family My coworkers are nowhere near the most consequential people I know outside of my own family.

exasperaited 1y ago
That is quite unusual, though. By consequential what I mean is, when the chips are down, if you do not share your morals and ethics with those around you, you all fail. Today, I think, may be one of those days, for a lot of people; a line is being drawn and people will be on either side of it.
- JohnFen 1y ago
  > That is quite unusual, though. Is it? It's not at all unusual in my experience. > when the chips are down, if you do not share your morals and ethics with those around you, you all fail. Don't get me wrong, I agree. However, I also think that venue is important. If the workplace is a place where political or religious wars are fought, then the workplace is effectively destroyed and there's zero chance that any real progress (politically or work-wise) will happen. We can hash these things out elsewhere, we don't have to bring this stuff into a place where it's counterproductive for everybody. > a line is being drawn and people will be on either side of it. That's fine -- but if your workplace is on the "right side" of that line, there's little to argue about and if it's on the "wrong side", then why are you even working there?