I partially agree with one of the changes introduced in the recent Basecamp change: I don’t think it’s the company’s business to decide how employees spend their money, so I’m not a fan of non-monetary benefits unless people explicitly opt in

Agree. And the rest: I’m as much surprised as many other people and I want to believe that’s just a badly written essay but then, they seem to be too smart for that. I’m not even annoyed by their management approach but that neutral stance. Neutral isn’t gonna cut it anymore.

I checked to make sure it wasn't published on 1st of April. Ignoring your impact on society or the impact of society or your company and people seems like ostrich management.