#253 — Corporate Courage

Sam Harris speaks with Jason Fried about the recent controversy
over the “no politics” policy at his company Basecamp. They
discuss his business philosophy, the surrender of institutions to
"social-justice" activism, how politics has acquired a religious
fervor, some of the cultural risks of remote work, keeping
activists out of one’s company, social media use as analogous to
smoking cigarettes, antitrust regulations for big tech, how
social media might be improved, the tax-avoidance schemes of the
richest Americans, the prospect of implementing a wealth tax, and
other topics.


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