The idea GP is expressing is that when a boss says, "I value your loyalty," and a friend says, "I value your loyalty," one is manipulative and the other isn't[1

The idea GP is expressing is that when a boss says, "I value your loyalty," and a friend says, "I value your loyalty," one is manipulative and the other isn't[1]. The former exploits human biases and the latter doesn't. Specifically "corporations doing <X>," is always shorthand for "people doing <X>, " where X is aligned with corporate interests. 1. We can imagine scenarios where the converse is true, but what I'm talking about is that hearing this in a corporate setting significantly shifts the priors. Individual experience doesn't invalidate the claim.