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The crazy thing is that study after study after study shows that treating your workers well nets you way more profit. It doesn't make any sense to screw over your labor class.
Idiots don't realize that investing in your human resources always nets a profit. Every all of the time
Oh it's simple "we've hired too many employees. Instead of laying people off we'll treat everyone like shit until enough people leave to meet our goals".
But the math says that treating those employees well will still get you more money.
The problem is that it won't necessarily happen this quarter.
It's all about motivations. Are they motivated first by the performance of the business, or by class warfare? Only the latter adequately explains observed behavior.
None of the executives are motivated first by class warfare. They're motivated by short term share value increases - which invariably causes the kind of pains which pushes everyone towards class warfare, IMO.
Some, not all. CEOs are people (sorta) with their own flaws and prejudices. Elon is, I believe, a clear example of a billionaire putting class warfare first. That would match his behavior perfectly.
Good point and poignant counterexample, i admit
Personally i'd like them to drown in talent that gets to pull down a paycheque for doing fuck all. Actions, consequences, github wins in the end