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Aristus

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3. Large executive salaries and bonuses can buy a lot of silence.

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 22, 2025, 10:47 AM

Feb 2025

Not that they necessarily need to. When has any CEO ever cared about anything beyond the next payday and the next quarterly bonus?

CEO’s are pathologically incapable of thinking long-term. As long as the money keeps rolling in, they’ll keep silent. Air travel isn’t going to suffer. It’s too indispensable for the economy. No one is going to choose a three-day train trip over a three hour flight. Even if the likelihood of crashing increases.

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Large executive salaries and bonuses can buy a lot of silence. Aristus Feb 2025 #3

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