>I don't understand how the best and brightest, sitting at the top of some of the largest organizations in the world, don't see how that rankles a lot of people

>I don't understand how the best and brightest, sitting at the top of some of the largest organizations in the world, don't see how that rankles a lot of people Because they don't actually care if it rankles anybody. It doesn't affect their compensation. It doesn't even affect their organization because they know people will continue to flock to work there because they have little choice. The platitudes are pro forma precisely because they are boring and thus won't attract coverage, either news or legal. I actually appreciate the rare Master Of The Universe that slips up and just tells people that they'll get nothing and like it, but it's rare because this is considered gauche and you have a harder time getting invited to Davos.