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Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by nkrisc on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:48AM (#46658482)
Yes, I would expect compensation to increase proportionally with accountability. What makes no sense is compensation that increases irrespective of accountability.

Being the CEO of a company that handles risky, sensitive things should be risky for the CEO, personally. And their compensation can reflect that.

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Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by QuantumNomad_ on Saturday January 17, 2026 @10:40AM (#46658890)
In other words, they need to hire people whose job it is to “please”.

Provide Legal Exculpation and Sign Everything

https://how-i-met-your-mother.fandom.com/wiki/Provide_Legal_...

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Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by nkrisc on Saturday January 17, 2026 @12:05PM (#46659667)
That could be outlawed as well as it probably wouldn’t be too difficult to show that person wasn’t actually making any of the decisions. Not that I expect any of this will ever happen.
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