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Re:Some advice from Jeff Bezos by weaksauce on Friday October 19, 2012 @02:03PM (#4674712)
I think it goes back to politics. It's considered a bad thing in that arena because people can't trust that you will keep your word on the platform that you hired them on. This is especially true for the divisive issues like abortion, healthcare, etc....

I think it's a stupid policy in general though.

Re:Some advice from Jeff Bezos by RivieraKid on Friday October 19, 2012 @02:20PM (#4674803)
I understand it in a similar way...

People like security and therefore stability, it's one of our basic needs. We like stable environment, including people's opinions. Imagine everyone changes their opinion all the time, it could be fun but not everyone would like that :)

Also, people who often change opinions may look dishonest, opportunistic and unpredictable.