My point is a lot of discussion centres around 'creating shareholder value' and 'increasing the stock price'. Many people comment on 'how to do that'. But it's

My point is a lot of discussion centres around 'creating shareholder value' and 'increasing the stock price'. Many people comment on 'how to do that'. But it's nuts - why would 'most people' who are likely Twitter 'users' and not 'shareholders' care about someone else's benefit over their own? Twitter could very well jam up with more ads - as a sure fire way to make more money. But not I / We are stuck with a crappier product, possibly very crappy i.e. a value transfer from our pockets, to investors. Shareholders technically 'control' the company, they can do what they want, but what we should want them to do is 'lose money' and give the surpluses to us.