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Re:Leaving Google by zaptheimpaler on Saturday October 23, 2021 @03:24AM (#28966422)
If they don't grow revenue the stock won't go up. Most big companies are organized around "STONK MUST GO UP". I could justify this with smarter sounding words and more detail but in essence thats all it is. We literally organize large parts of society to make charts go up. It is insane.
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Re:Leaving Google by lotsofpulp on Saturday October 23, 2021 @08:09AM (#28967659)
> We literally organize large parts of society to make charts go up. It is insane.

The alternative is to not borrow from the future. Then your country/tribe is at a severe competitive disadvantage on the global playing field.

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