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Jane Yang
Personal blog · janeyang.orgculturecareer
Jane Yang writes jane yang, a personal blog at janeyang.org about culture and career. Since 2021, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 10 times, most often “An open letter to Jason and David”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Jane Yang's writing in threads on Basecamp's 2021 employee buyouts, including her open letter to Jason and David and posts on racism and workplace activism. Comments mostly quote or cite these posts.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
why, hello there! i'm jane. a perpetually hopeful pessimist and jane of all trades. my roots spread between the U.S., China, and Kenya. my surname is pronounced "young" in English, which I find fitting as I try to keep a beginner's mindset through life. My writing reflects my personal opinion. Nothi
Most-linked posts?
- An open letter to Jason and David4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2021-04-27
- /2021/03/18/live-forward/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-04-27
What Hacker News says?
>There's absolutely no reason to believe that there were any "ultra-sensitive trigger-warning micro-aggression seeking activists" at Basecamp among the employees. This is objectively false. There is 100% undeniable proof of these types of employees being there, including one of the heads of data analytics: From https://janeyang.org/resisting/ > Racist capitalism is poison that has weakened every facet of society and…
Comment linking /2021/03/18/live-forward/
on ““About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today””Submitted An open letter to Jason and David as a story · 138 points
HN discussionhttps://janeyang.org/2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-... https://breen.tech/post/cringe-camp/
Comment linking /2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-david/
on ““About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today””I read that as well, and even read the open letter that was included in that post. Seems like maybe Basecamp is better off without those employees who've decided to quit. Just from the open letter ( https://janeyang.org/2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-... ) take a look at the kind of attitudes they have; these are some serious snowflakes: "As you know, I am writing this while on medical leave from Basecamp, a…
Comment linking /2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-david/
on ““About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today””The political leanings of the author should not surprise anyone. From https://janeyang.org/resisting/ > Racist capitalism is poison that has weakened every facet of society and been used to “justify” horrific crimes against humanity while destroying our planet. We need massive power and wealth distribution enshrined in national and international policies. From https://janeyang.org/2021/04/13/im-getting-some-feedback…
Comment linking /2021/03/18/live-forward/
on “An open letter to Jason and David”I mean, reading this: https://janeyang.org/2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-... It does seem like it may have been a case of some politically motivated employees being disruptive. The part that is just irredeemable is: > I thought about it through COVID-19, as HEY launched in the midst of a civil rights uprising and we toiled over the customer support cases of people who could afford to pay $99/year for person…
Comment linking /2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-david/
on “A Policy of Activism in the Workplace Is Anti-Fellowship”