> employees who walked out, "forcing" his hand

> No one was asking for a political statement

Pick one

They walked out because he wouldn't say, in private, that black people's lives mattered. It was simply outrageous to see that in this age. Do you really think it is political to say that a human's life is important, in private?

it's possible to believe black lives matter and be hesitant to cave to the demands of a mob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc -- as comically illustrated by Seinfeld

Didn't he state support for BLM publicly on Twitter though?

https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/12686223771826216...

Yes, after employees walked out.

Ah, good to know context, thanks!

So not promoting people because they are black is now enough to get called raciest? I guess that's exactly how Kamala Harris has made it to where she is.

We didn't accuse anyone of being racist. Just sharing our disappointment. When that disappointment is so widespread that the NYT is writing an article on your company, it's more than a coincidence, no?

But that's the concern here, isn't it? If the NYT chose to write this article because they heard that Coinbase was actively mistreating its employees of color, that's an important story and I'm glad to see it covered. If they chose to write it because Coinbase wouldn't endorse their preferred political slogans, that's a pretty serious problem.

No that has more to do with dating Willie Brown.

Pretty much. And if you don't promote a woman you're sexist. This is where tech has gone.

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