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A comment on Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft. Parent comment
Will nobody think of the poor shareholders?
> I am always bemused by how people assume any corporate interest is automatically a cartoon supervillain.
It’s not any more silly than assuming corporate entities with shareholders will somehow necessarily work for the betterment of humanity.
Do you have a 401k? Index funds? A pension? You’re probably a Microsoft shareholder too.
Will nobody think of the poor shareholders?
> I am always bemused by how people assume any corporate interest is automatically a cartoon supervillain.
It’s not any more silly than assuming corporate entities with shareholders will somehow necessarily work for the betterment of humanity.