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Mission Accomplished EXCLUSIVE: activism in the workplace is over. coinbase CEO and mission-first architect brian armstrong shares his advice to google with @micsolana, DHH on the mission-first journey that saved his company, and a retrospective on tech’s long, silent winter…
thanks to @brian_armstrong and @dhh for participating. working on this piece was a total blast. our long winter of silence, and every batshit crazy thing we allowed to happen in those years we didn't speak up, is a period of tech history that needs to be remembered.
thanks to @brian_armstrong and @dhh for participating. working on this piece was a total blast. our long winter of silence, and every batshit crazy thing we allowed to happen in those years we didn't speak up, is a period of tech history that needs to be remembered.
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Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong expects a "much bigger step is needed" for Google to eradicate activism from their workplace, "including exiting a material percentage of staff who aren't aligned with this direction." On the heels of Google cracking down on office protests and…
POV: You’re about to pay 100% in taxes.
excuse me how the fuck did i just spend 20 dollars on a burrito from chipotle
..so we arrive at the conclusion of tech’s “bring your activism to work arc,” in which silent majority of kind, hardworking idealists were bullied into submission by a minority of psychopaths clawing for power behind a cloak of virtue piratewires.com/p/mission-acco… [impt via @micsolana]
"Workplace activism is poison, and when a body is poisoned, its reaction is violent, horrific, seemingly unbearable. But, in a way, that reaction is good. The pain means you’re still alive." Great piece:
"Workplace activism is poison, and when a body is poisoned, its reaction is violent, horrific, seemingly unbearable. But, in a way, that reaction is good. The pain means you’re still alive." Great piece:
Last week, when Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced the company’s new “mission-first” philosophy, it felt almost benign. But when Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong did it in September of 2020, then 37Signals' David Heinemeier Hansson (@dhh) did the same six months later, the press's…
Google’s new “leave your activism at home” policy marks the end of an era. I spoke with Coinbase’s @brian_armstrong, the architect of mission-first, and Rails legend @dhh. A retrospective on the policy that saved tech: piratewires.com/p/mission-acco…
It's hard now to remember now how difficult it was for those companies to take that stance internally. You literally had the New York Times a week later writing an article about how racist you are because you said the company was going to focus on the mission of the company.
It's hard now to remember now how difficult it was for those companies to take that stance internally. You literally had the New York Times a week later writing an article about how racist you are because you said the company was going to focus on the mission of the company.
You can tell how wildly dumb the early 2020s was by the fact that "workplace is for work" was a controversial statement.
You can tell how wildly dumb the early 2020s was by the fact that "workplace is for work" was a controversial statement.
@micsolana @brian_armstrong @dhh Nature is healing
the porn bots are clearly mostly coming from a single source, or a small, dedicated team with a similar perspective, and there's no way they're making money. seems much more likely they're part of an op to kill advertising rev on x.
when you see a girl w glasses like this your choices are basically run or apologize
what a fascinating way to write “one of the most powerful nepo babies in the country had a week to gather her things and move back in with her mother, a sitting congresswoman, after being suspended for breaking the law, and also her glasses are stupid as hell”
We just launched Mentava a year ahead of schedule, all thanks to a vocal left-wing conspiracy theorist I really enjoyed writing this article for @PirateWires 😀
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I was an OG clubhouse guy when pirate wires was a wee baby Mike and co are crushing it, recommend you give this a read
thanks to @brian_armstrong and @dhh for participating. working on this piece was a total blast. our long winter of silence, and every batshit crazy thing we allowed to happen in those years we didn't speak up, is a period of tech history that needs to be remembered.
things worth remembering
thanks to @brian_armstrong and @dhh for participating. working on this piece was a total blast. our long winter of silence, and every batshit crazy thing we allowed to happen in those years we didn't speak up, is a period of tech history that needs to be remembered.
Mission Accomplished EXCLUSIVE: activism in the workplace is over. coinbase CEO and mission-first architect brian armstrong shares his advice to google with @micsolana, DHH on the mission-first journey that saved his company, and a retrospective on tech’s long, silent winter…
Google going mission-first, UFC athletes telling people to read Mises, plastic straws starting to reappear in local cafes... the vibe shift is real
Last week, when Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced the company’s new “mission-first” philosophy, it felt almost benign. But when Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong did it in September of 2020, then 37Signals' David Heinemeier Hansson (@dhh) did the same six months later, the press's…
Has anyone, anyone in the media, admitted how badly wrong they got this?
Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong expects a "much bigger step is needed" for Google to eradicate activism from their workplace, "including exiting a material percentage of staff who aren't aligned with this direction." On the heels of Google cracking down on office protests and…
@micsolana @brian_armstrong @dhh This was an amazing read! Many thanks to Brian and DHH for participating. I’m inspired by those willing to stand up to the bullying, and believe that in the future, more people will look back and think “Why did so few companies hold their ground?”
The dumb students at schools will do anything to not do their schoolwork
Maximus had to go to the emergency room 🐶 🤒 He’s got a pneumonia and has been vomiting a whole bunch 🤮 Please send good vibes
Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong expects a "much bigger step is needed" for Google to eradicate activism from their workplace, "including exiting a material percentage of staff who aren't aligned with this direction." On the heels of Google cracking down on office protests and…
20 hours later it’s falling off the bone.
My first pork butt going on for an overnight low smoke, a bit higher during the day tomorrow. Butt from Cane Creek Farm. Tomorrow night it’ll be pulled pork sandwiches. Send help (and by help i mean send @pinpulleddrmf)
@micsolana Just be happy you're still alive. Many of their customers are not.
@micsolana Chipotle scooper tech is atrocious especially when they limp wrist it 🤦♂️
@micsolana 4 price increases in 2 years probably doesn’t help. usatoday.com/story/money/fo…
New startup idea: AI glasses that analyze your meal to determine whether Chipotle servers provided a full serving of meat.
excuse me how the fuck did i just spend 20 dollars on a burrito from chipotle
..so we arrive at the conclusion of tech’s “bring your activism to work arc,” in which silent majority of kind, hardworking idealists were bullied into submission by a minority of psychopaths clawing for power behind a cloak of virtue piratewires.com/p/mission-acco… [impt via @micsolana]
"Workplace activism is poison, and when a body is poisoned, its reaction is violent, horrific, seemingly unbearable. But, in a way, that reaction is good. The pain means you’re still alive." Great piece:
Google’s new “leave your activism at home” policy marks the end of an era. I spoke with Coinbase’s @brian_armstrong, the architect of mission-first, and Rails legend @dhh. A retrospective on the policy that saved tech: piratewires.com/p/mission-acco…
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