it's so ironic to me that he prides himself over the "no politics" policy, yet calls his company "mission-focused". the mission is cryptocurrency, which is very political.
It's not ironic. It's literally the point of why he's calling it "mission-focused" and not "apolitical." If the almost all members of the NAACP happened to be pro-crypto, do you it's reasonable for it's members to pressure its leadership to spread the adoption of crypto?
you missed my point. i'm arguing that coinbase is in the business of pushing their own politics, via cryptocurrency, which is very much a political thing at this point. yet, their workers can't discuss other politics. it's very ironic and hypocritical.
and yes, i think the members of NAACP would be pushing crypto if that's what they felt was a priority for their cause. i don't understand your logic?
edit: i believe that being apolitical is just as a political stance as being political.
two things:
1. the NAACP is political activist organization, not a charity.
2. i'm not sure this is sound logic. if the NAACP sees something as advancing black people, then why can't they advocate for that?
> it's so ironic to me that he prides himself over the "no politics" policy, yet calls his company "mission-focused". the mission is cryptocurrency, which is very political.
"Political" is a meaningless buzzword at that point.
What you really mean is "partisan". Should Coinbase just be an extension of the democratic party? No according to its CEO, but that's what a lot of people here wants it to be.
Is any technology inherently political, or do we make it political when we pick political fights over it? Did 7-Eleven become a political company when Bloomberg went and banned Big Gulps?
no, i'm not suggesting that technology is inherently political. the ideal of decentralization by way of crypto is a fight for power, which is the essence of "political".
politics extends past the democrat vs republican system. "political" means power, whether it's a minority group fighting for power so they can have some basic human rights, or it's some crypto bros fighting for decentralization so they can have power.
