[Lx1oG-AWb6h_ZG0]

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.’”

[Aeolun]

> “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.

[digitaltrees]

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]

You say that as if the team spent literally all their work time debating these issues during those months.

[digitaltrees]

It only takes a ten minute dysfunctional conversation to profoundly damage a team. If the debate became detrimental then a pause is warranted.