Re:Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market
by dcrazy on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @06:12PM
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This is not at all how share ownership works. You don’t have partial title to a corporation by owning shares.
Re:Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market
by WarmWash on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:23PM
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Shareholders functionally own the company. Yeah you can't stroll inside and take a ream of copy paper because you own a few shares, but the company also cannot be sold (ownership transfered) without you getting paid for your slice.
The shareholders, via the board, hold final say over the company, it's direction, and it's alignment...because they own it.
The shareholders own the company. It is their property. They paid for it, they own it, and likewise they can do whatever they want with it.
It would be crazy if I proposed you let me drive your car to work everyday. Why? Because you own your car, it's your property, and it works for your own interest. Basically every human agrees with this logic, but somehow "the company is just focused on pleasing shareholders" escapes this.