"collude: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others" Shareholder votes are public, but anonymous. The more typ

"collude: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others" Shareholder votes are public, but anonymous. The more typical scenario is that you hold on to the shares and create demand for the stock as a sign of your approval. Unless you own tens of thousands or more shares, you were probably not invited to the perfectly legal but private discussions about the proposals. Shareholders recently voted against every single proposal that was also opposed by Amazon.[1] [1] https://www.geekwire.com/2021/final-tally-amazon-shareholders-vote-proposals-pay-equity-privacy-tech/ https://www.geekwire.com/2021/final-tally-amazon-shareholder...