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> just because they were the last isn't probably something most people would agree with. Most people also don't agree on huge salaries and bonuses for CEO's, i
by pinkybanana 5y ago
> just because they were the last isn't probably something most people would agree with.
Most people also don't agree on huge salaries and bonuses for CEO's, in practice the people with money are willing to pay those perks. When people vote with their wallets, does it really matter what the people not voting are going to say?
- echelon 5y agoCEOs, at least, tend to work at companies that add value to the world. Usually. Bitcoin adds anonymous violence, increased CO2 emissions, and subtracts brilliant minds that could be working on more important problems.
- lottin 5y agoIt certainly matters if you don't want to live in fear for the rest of your life. Because if you think for a minute that the level of violence that would ensue would not be monumental you're kidding yourself.
- incrudible 5y agoI think you are kidding yourself. Throughout history, cleptocracy has been the norm. Uprisings, especially successful ones, have been the exception. The "you have nothing to lose but your chains"-argument just doesn't work on people who have more than enough junk to fill their stomachs (and brains) with.