Basecamp Bans ‘Wokeness’ At Work, And Their Tantrum-Throwing Woke Employees Prove Them 100% Right
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Basecamp Bans ‘Wokeness’ At Work, And Their Tantrum-Throwing Woke Employees Prove Them 100% Right

Ian Haworth

Last week, Basecamp became the latest tech company to effectively ban employees from talking about politics at work.

“Every discussion remotely related to politics, advocacy or society at large quickly spins away from pleasant,” Jason Fried, Basecamp’s chief executive, wrote in a blog post. “You shouldn’t have to wonder if staying out of it means you’re complicit, or wading into it means you’re a target.”

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