News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by SrslyJosh on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:00PM (#27044847)
Third, they secretly deleted over a decade's worth of company chat history shortly before making the disastrous blog post. Why?

Fourth, they retaliated against employees by taking away benefits in the most humiliating way possible, via the aforementioned disastrous public blog post.

And yet, people are still going to bat for them because...I don't know. It seems like a lot of people have a religious faith in the decision-making capabilities of men like DHH and JF. Seems like it might be related to some of the issues employees tried to raise internally.

Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by dsnr on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:23PM (#27045003)
> Third, they secretly deleted over a decade's worth of company chat history shortly before making the disastrous blog post. Why?

I can think of a reason. To protect employees who are not part of the woke mob from being “canceled” by the woke mob.

[dead]
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by dang on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:58PM (#27053307)
Please don't cross into personal attack. You can make your substantive points without swipes like that.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by MattRix on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:30PM (#27053803)
There is no personal attack here, I am referring to anyone who uses “cancel culture” as a bad thing.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by dang on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:42PM (#27054686)
Using the phrase "someone like you" in a negative way in an argument on a charged, divisive topic counts as crossing into personal attack. Please make your substantive points without that.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by bob3k on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:35PM (#27045536)
So, would you say the same thing about a person talking about abortion if the company culture was conservative?

This goes well beyond 'consequences'. its being used as a weapon against people you disagree with or are just political enemies and the end result is thugs and bullies gaining power that didnt earn it and dont deserve it.

[deleted]
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by dang on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:58PM (#27053310)
Please don't cross into personal attack. You can make your substantive points without swipes like that.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by dsnr on Thursday May 06, 2021 @09:35AM (#27062979)
Would you please delete it? I shouldn't have replied in the first place.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by MattRix on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:18PM (#27045425)
I don’t get it.
Re:How Basecamp Blew Up by ashtonkem on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:52PM (#27045633)
There does not seem to be any evidence of this. If there is, please provide it.