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Because Google is a corporation, not a person. Even if Google decides to be "nice" in this case, this will be for purely selfish reasons (they decide good PR th

by msm_ 3y ago

Because Google is a corporation, not a person. Even if Google decides to be "nice" in this case, this will be for purely selfish reasons (they decide good PR they get from paying this guy is worth more than whatever they pay). Expecting corporations to behave like people is a sure way to get disappointed.

jjnoakes 3y ago
Corporations are made up of people, and people can influence the actions of the corporation, if they try.
- yoyohello13 3y ago
  Yeah good luck with that. The founding principal and mission of a corporation is to make money at all costs. Being "Good" will always come second to making money, the individuals who make it up are powerless to stop it.
  - jordan_curve 3y ago
    Do you have a source for this? As far as I know the purpose of corporations is to shield owners from losses and not a whole lot beyond that.
    - rmbyrro 3y ago
      The best way to shield owners is to not form a business in the first place.
      - solardev 3y ago
        That's even worse. You, the individual, will just have all the liabilities.
        rmbyrro 3y ago
        I mean not go into any business
    - doctor_eval 3y ago
      Unclear why you were downvoted, it’s in the name: Limited Liability Company, PLC, Ltd etc.
  - jjnoakes 3y ago
    I've effected positive change in the companies I've worked with in the past, so I guess I know firsthand of anecdotal counter-arguments.
- Brian_K_White 3y ago
  It doesn't matter what corporations are made of, they are their own different thing operating in a different context and according to other rules. It doesn't matter if it's made of people or ants.
- solardev 3y ago
  They're made out of people subservient to the owners, whether that's a rich dude or a bunch of shareholders largely shielded from the day to day operations and who just want their stocks to go up a little more. Google is THE poster child of a company whose employees rebelled, even unionized, but who still don't really have much power. It's a huge advertising company trying to make more money, not a scrappy search tech startup in a garage...
LocalH 3y ago
Then perhaps a corporation should not legally be considered as a person, at any level of law.

by msm_ 3y ago

jjnoakes 3y ago

Corporations are made up of people, and people can influence the actions of the corporation, if they try.

yoyohello13 3y ago
Yeah good luck with that. The founding principal and mission of a corporation is to make money at all costs. Being "Good" will always come second to making money, the individuals who make it up are powerless to stop it.
- jordan_curve 3y ago
  Do you have a source for this? As far as I know the purpose of corporations is to shield owners from losses and not a whole lot beyond that.
  - rmbyrro 3y ago
    The best way to shield owners is to not form a business in the first place.
    - solardev 3y ago
      That's even worse. You, the individual, will just have all the liabilities.
      - rmbyrro 3y ago
        I mean not go into any business
  - doctor_eval 3y ago
    Unclear why you were downvoted, it’s in the name: Limited Liability Company, PLC, Ltd etc.
- jjnoakes 3y ago
  I've effected positive change in the companies I've worked with in the past, so I guess I know firsthand of anecdotal counter-arguments.
Brian_K_White 3y ago
It doesn't matter what corporations are made of, they are their own different thing operating in a different context and according to other rules. It doesn't matter if it's made of people or ants.
solardev 3y ago
They're made out of people subservient to the owners, whether that's a rich dude or a bunch of shareholders largely shielded from the day to day operations and who just want their stocks to go up a little more. Google is THE poster child of a company whose employees rebelled, even unionized, but who still don't really have much power. It's a huge advertising company trying to make more money, not a scrappy search tech startup in a garage...

LocalH 3y ago

Then perhaps a corporation should not legally be considered as a person, at any level of law.