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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.

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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.

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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.