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

by eeh 6y ago

ClumsyPilot 6y ago
Interesting definition, so if his crypto platform (hypothetical) is getting used by mafia and for 'tax minimisation' thats apolitical? And if I raise a stink about it, I am an activist?
- eeh 6y ago
  If a company is breaking the law, some countries offer whistleblower protections.
  - ClumsyPilot 6y ago
    Well tax minimisation is not illegal - supposedly starbucks can pay less taxes in UK than I do alone
iovrthoughtthis 6y ago
Probably because none of these things exist in a vacuum. Simply because we give a title to an "area of political focus" doesn't mean that it exists in it's own silo, unimpaired by decisions in any other area of political focus. What happens when your area of political focus crosses tracks with another area of political focus and you're faced with a trolley problem? Do you simply steam ahead regardless of the overall impact or do you consider the overall impact? "That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen" [1] applies to all policies, not simply those undertaken by states. [1]: http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html
- eeh 6y ago
  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 factor these matters beyond the usual legal/reputation, the same as the majority of businesses. Governments are best placed to guide prosocial behaviour.
davidgerard 6y ago
for a start, you've just separated "cryptocurrency" from "ice caps", when Bitcoin generates country-sized quantities of CO2.
- eeh 6y ago
  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.
eeh 6y ago
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 to do this: they can better enforce compliance, and have greater visibility on all of our pressing needs.

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

by eeh 6y ago

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

ClumsyPilot 6y ago

Interesting definition, so if his crypto platform (hypothetical) is getting used by mafia and for 'tax minimisation' thats apolitical? And if I raise a stink about it, I am an activist?

eeh 6y ago
If a company is breaking the law, some countries offer whistleblower protections.
- ClumsyPilot 6y ago
  Well tax minimisation is not illegal - supposedly starbucks can pay less taxes in UK than I do alone

iovrthoughtthis 6y ago

Probably because none of these things exist in a vacuum. Simply because we give a title to an "area of political focus" doesn't mean that it exists in it's own silo, unimpaired by decisions in any other area of political focus. What happens when your area of political focus crosses tracks with another area of political focus and you're faced with a trolley problem? Do you simply steam ahead regardless of the overall impact or do you consider the overall impact? "That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen" [1] applies to all policies, not simply those undertaken by states. [1]: http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html

eeh 6y ago
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 factor these matters beyond the usual legal/reputation, the same as the majority of businesses. Governments are best placed to guide prosocial behaviour.

davidgerard 6y ago

for a start, you've just separated "cryptocurrency" from "ice caps", when Bitcoin generates country-sized quantities of CO2.

eeh 6y ago
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.

eeh 6y ago

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 to do this: they can better enforce compliance, and have greater visibility on all of our pressing needs.