DHH on Basecamp's painful evolution, Bitcoin, Revitalizing internet discourse + Lumanu CEO Tony Tran | E1394

Jason chats with David Heinemeier Hansson (2:03) about global governments reacting to COVID, Basecamp’s Twitter cycle blowup last spring when more than 1/3 of the company left, the shift from debating in the public square (Twitter) to debating in private with friends on group chats. We also talk about why David now sees a case for Bitcoin after Canada leans toward authoritarianism. (00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s episode, David Heinemeier Hansson, OK Boomer with Tony Tran of Lumanu (02:03) Jason catches up with David Heinemeier Hansson (07:05) DHH on Living in Denmark during COVID (10:31) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (11:41) Social media: a weapon of mass disfunction (20:08) Eight Sleep - Go to https://eightsleep.com/twist to check out the Pod Pro Cover and get $150 off at checkout! (21:40) DHH on keeping politics out of the workplace and offering severance for company culture unity (31:14) Marlow - Get 15% off your individual or team memberships at https://getmarlow.com/twist (32:41) Jason and DHH on the joys of working at home (39:41) Jason and DHH discuss the downsides of social media (46:50) Why DHH changed his position on cryptocurrency and the Canadian trucker protests (01:34:15) Jason, Molly, and Rachel intro this week’s OK Boomer (01:36:02) Rachel speaks with Tony Tran, CEO of Lumanu Read David's Blog: https://world.hey.com/dhh FOLLOW David: https://twitter.com/dhh Check out Lumanu: https://www.lumanu.com/ FOLLOW Tony: https://twitter.com/TonyTranNYC FOLLOW Rachel: https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood