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A comment on The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Financial Industry [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Finan... by lapcat on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:14PM (#50406184)
Two problems:

1) Michael Douglas is extremely attractive and charismatic, so people like him even if they're not supposed to.

2) The movie never shows Gekko in jail, so you never see the true consequences.

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Re:The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Finan... by paulpauper on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:20PM (#50406230)
Prison sentences were so short back then, plus parole, that it was arguably worth it. it worked for Boeseky, Milikin and others.
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Re:The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Finan... by jgalt212 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @12:38PM (#50406387)
It only worked for Milken because he had so much money as to be bulletproof and could buy his reputation back.
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