No politics
“No politics” always means “only my politics”
Coinbase CEO Fired Employees Who Didn’t Adopt AI After Being Told to - Business Insider
“Some of them had a good reason [not to start using AI tools by the end of the week] because they were just getting back from a trip or something,” Armstrong said. “Some of them didn’t, and they got fired.”
I mean. No company really lives up to their mission statement, right?
Coinbase is a mission focused company
Default to trust: We assume positive intent amongst our teammates, and assume ignorance over malice. We have each other’s backs.
The only reason I know the name Coinbase is because of their move to “no politics at work” in 2020. Of course, “no politics” nearly always goes in the same direction:
“No politics at work” Coinbase rolls out a feature to promote crypto-friendly politicians
Coinbase’s Political Spending Leads to Legal Victories—And Billions in Value - Decrypt
Coinbase CEO’s journey from no ‘political causes’ to hiring DOGE staff
Yes, I see AI hype (as opposed to the technologies) as a political issue what with how closely it’s tied to worker disenfranchisement. Coinbase reinforces that view.