• Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    aren’t legally obligated to kill long-term viability for short-term gaing like publicly traded companies are.

    Public companies are not obligated to do this. This is caused by the stock options that CEOs/other upper management gets. They want to maximize their gains on their could of years they serve before jumping ship to the next company.

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      13 hours ago

      False. There’s a thing called fiduciary duty where companies are obligated to make profitable decisions for their shareholders. If they don’t prioritize short term gains they’re opened up to lawsuits from investors

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        4 hours ago

        Fiduciary duty does not require they tank long term profitability for short term gains. That’s an idiotic belief you have.