I find this understandable and appropriate. Putting aside the fact that the over-entanglement of work & identity leads to too much expectation on both ends, it's worth noting that cryptocurrency attracts intensely political people who do not agree on most things. https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1310301482101563392

You can see a form of horseshoe theory in action. It attracts anti-authoritarians of both left and right persuasions. They may agree on wanting decentralization, but nothing beyond that. It's difficult, but valuable when they can manage to work together.

I’ve worked with anarcho-communists, neoliberals, and right-leaning libertarians in the cryptocurrency space. My understanding of the promise and perils of decentralization have been enriched because of it. Diversity of political thought is valuable in an industry.

In an organization, it's complicated. If diversity of political thought can be sustained without breaking out into conflict, it's a source of different perspectives which can be a strength. But if it's a source of constant conflict, it's counterproductive to getting work done.

Brian is either attempting to referee a conflict and make peace internally, or drawing a line in the sand which will lead to the exit of those who cannot in good conscience leave politics at the door. Either way, it will lead to a more harmonious workplace.

You can have differing political opinions that are mutually withheld, or you can have homogeneity, but you cannot sustain constant conflict caused by political incompatibility in a group of people who have to work closely together all the time.

I find it fascinating that cryptocurrency attracts people of such different political persuasions, who may all want different ends, but through the same means - it is a technology filled with possibilities.

Which possibilities get realized will depend on who builds them. I hope everyone who wants to will find a place in the industry where they can build towards their vision of the future, whether that place is Coinbase or not.