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David Heinemeier Hansson

What David Heinemeier Hansson thinks about politics

@dhh · 154 positions · 10 changes of mind

Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals, and creator of Omarchy.

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  1. Our readingYou can keep using a company's product while disliking its politics; refusing everything you disagree with is not required.

    Their wordsThe world would be so fucking boring if we constantly sought 100% compatibility in our opinions and in our politics. And when it comes to my code generator, which is what Claude is, I don't need it to share all my politics.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 30th of 41 in this recording

    Anthropic

    Interesting

  3. Our readingLiberals and conservatives should work together, and that is easier when colleagues leave their political differences out of it.

    Their wordsSo I actually think liberals and conservatives should work together. I think the country would be much worse off if there's a complete separation between the tribes, and then there can't be any overlap or interaction. And I think that mingling is so much easier to do if you just don't focus on your differences all the time. Focus on what you like together.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 38th of 41 in this recording

    Interesting
  4. 4 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingPaying a third of the company six months' salary to leave after banning politics at work was the best money 37signals ever spent.

    Their wordsAnd it was the best money we've ever spent on anything related to culture, maybe anything at all. Of all the things that I bought, that peace of mind we bought with those payouts was just priceless.

    ↗DHH: How to Build a Profitable Company Without Losing Controlyoutube.com 15th of 15 in this recording

    Interesting