Corporations need to deliver lots of value to their customers to get somewhere in the first place. If you want power it's much easier to become a politician and just blame corporations and spend the money they make and take the credit.

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mitxela 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't think it's easy to become a politician. Only a certain number of slots are available.

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infinitezest 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

... Until they reach a certain size and then "customers" are just an annoying detail in the quest to maximize share holder value.

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philipallstar an hour ago | parent [-]

I don't want to challenge people's deeply held faiths, but I don't think we need the silly "maximise shareholder value" chant in every single conversation thread.

	▲	simonask 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		But we do need “taxes are theft”? (They’re not.)