• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    That’s every company

    Not every company, just most. Privately owned corporations aren’t legally obligated to kill long-term viability for short-term gaing like publicly traded companies are.

    Many owners of privately owned corps are that dumb, but not all of them

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      9 hours ago

      aren’t legally obligated to kill long-term viability for short-term gaing like publicly traded companies are.

      Public companies are not obligated to do this. This is caused by the stock options that CEOs/other upper management gets. They want to maximize their gains on their could of years they serve before jumping ship to the next company.

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        8 hours ago

        False. There’s a thing called fiduciary duty where companies are obligated to make profitable decisions for their shareholders. If they don’t prioritize short term gains they’re opened up to lawsuits from investors