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> Companies muscle in on workers' identity. Great point. Maybe this is it? I have been skeptical of work activism, but maybe it makes given the size of the lever (vs alternative ac…

For the record, I am pro sustainable fishing, sustainable foresty, tackling climate change, and eliminating malaria. I think governments and dedicated organisations are best placed…

All entities including businesses commonly make tradeoffs between competing values. I am unaware how Coinbase plan to do this. Outside the mission, it sounds like Coinbase won't fa…

It sounds like Coinbase doesn't consider climate change to be within their mission. We need to place a place on carbon, and thus share responsibility, in proportion to use.

If a company is breaking the law, some countries offer whistleblower protections.

The CEO is saying the company will remain apolitical, outside of its mission.

The CEO is declaring the focus political issue is cryptocurrency. The focus is not whales, forests, ice caps, malaria. Why is this controversial?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich says he left, rather than was fired. It looks like Brendan held popular political views, but not popular in relevant places.

https://github.com/mozilla/send

It sucks to feel that way. It might not be as bad as you think it is: I expect those earning more will more eager to note what they are.

That's messed up. Sorry you've had to go through that.

> No. I don't think I am depressed. I just don't want life. I'm sorry to hear you're going through this. In case you haven't tried professional support, it might help. In my experi…

By responding solely to a minor part of my comment, and doubling down on your caricatures, I don't think you're willing to actually discuss this.

As a remain voter, I'm not best to advocate for the strengths of leave. As I'm sure you're aware, debate between remain and leave is difficult. Characterising sovereignty concerns …

> Polling has repeatedly shown very widespread public confusion over what Brexit will actually do. I can believe that. > Even many remain voters don’t realise all the downsides. I …

Is it the average Joe, or is it the 95th percentile idiot that happens to get attention?

I run and cycle, and don't bother tracking. I haven't put much thought in this decision. I'm just interested in being fit (which I achieve with just shoes, and going for a run ever…

Anecdotally, I agree. :)

> His goals are rather dystopian though, despite the sophisticated tools. Oh? > There is no scientific view under which Brexit, which he helped achieve, is a good idea. Brexit invo…

The leader of this, Dominic Cummings, advocates for a quantitative/tech approach to policy, e.g. https://dominiccummings.com/2020/01/02/two-hands-are-a-lot-w... on who he wants to …

The article says this is led by Dominic Cummings, whose blog is https://dominiccummings.com/ if you want to know more about him. He advocates for a tech/quantitative approach to po…

> Since I don't have any credible psychology background, nobody listens to my suggestions in real life. The reason I prefer listening to researchers is because they study populatio…

Ah, the classic "the government cannot do a good thing, therefore this must be a bad thing".

I don't know which is most plausible. What makes you think that is most plausible?

Does that work with GPS chips in phones? Does that facilitate research into space? Does that provide continuity for existing space research/universities? Is space research consider…