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[–] 89 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You are at the trolley switch, and are the CEO of the trolley line. An out-of-control trolley worth $20 million is heading toward a section of track where five workers are trapped. The alternate track is unmaintained, and will probably destroy the trolley beyond repair. Given the average wrongful death payout of one million dollars, you don't pull the switch, but you still face a minority shareholder lawsuit over the time you wasted considering it.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Shareholders first. Nothing second.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    exactly why private ownership is morally better, no shareholders to expect reasons for actions

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Do you think an obscenely wealthy individual owner vs a publicly-traded company owned by a group of them solves the fundamental issue?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    The real issue to tophat man is that pulling the switch to rescue the workers might be seen as weakness and lead to having to negotiate with a union representative.

    History tells us tophat man will kill them, instead, to prevent the risk of a union forming.

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