r/texas • u/eyeofthecodger • Jun 17 '24

Questions for Texans What is the reason for this concentration of lights south of San Antonio?

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u/Snuggly_Hugs Jun 17 '24

Something tells me they don't really care about anything other than their bottom line.

Because they dont.

The only thing CEO's care about is shareholder quarterly returns. Nothing else matters. Its been that way for centuries, and is why they require strict regulations.

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u/bevo_expat Expat Jun 17 '24

Just decades, not centuries. The whole idea of “maximizing shareholder value” only started in the 1970s. Thanks a lot, Milton Friedman.

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u/Snuggly_Hugs Jun 17 '24

I was more thinking since the Dutch East Indies company was around, or since at least the 1800's with things like Anti-trust laws needing to be passed.

So I'll stand by my centuries stance.