> If I disagree with ATVI's compensation policies, I'm free to not own the stock (or even buy their products). If I don't like how much the Phillies are paying

> If I disagree with ATVI's compensation policies, I'm free to not own the stock (or even buy their products). If I don't like how much the Phillies are paying Cliff Lee, I'm free to never attend their games. Except your actions have no impact, they are as effective as those of the "complainers" that you deride and serve the same purpose, namely egocentrism. The typical rebuttal is that individual actions would make a difference if many people participated in them but this is a counterfactual: They don't, as evidence by the state of the world, and they won't, as evidenced by history.