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Podcast host. Business Pants Corporate Theater. ESG-adjacent oligarchy wrestler. CEO sabermetrics nerd. Absurdity lover: I cut my own hair.
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saladgame.bsky.social
Amen. Especially when that manipulation accelerates our tech bro oligarchy
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jan 19
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld a TikTok ban, "a window has been opened for acknowledging that, as a matter of law, protecting human expression is qualitatively different from enabling algorithmic manipulation of human attention," Allison Stanger writes.
The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression
The algorithmic manipulation of users’ attention is not the same thing as actual human speech.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
Oh look, the petulant billionaire just accidentally revealed EXACTLY why we need more women in leadership:

www.yahoo.com/news/mark-zu...
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly blaming former Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg for a company inclusivity initiative
Mark Zuckerberg is overhauling Meta's DEI initiatives — and reportedly blaming his former COO, Sheryl Sandberg, for an old policy.
www.yahoo.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
Still using Facebook and/or Instagram? Congratulations, you’re enriching one college dropout misogynistic billionaire emperor:

www.yahoo.com/news/mark-zu...
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly blaming former Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg for a company inclusivity initiative
Mark Zuckerberg is overhauling Meta's DEI initiatives — and reportedly blaming his former COO, Sheryl Sandberg, for an old policy.
www.yahoo.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
I guess this is what Vanguard means as it tries to reassure the world that it is not woke:

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/b...
Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors
An investigation by the S.E.C. and several states found that the company had failed to notify investors of changes in the terms of some funds, leading to higher capital gains taxes.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
A sorta shitty app would have paid him $2.6 million, a ridiculously sucky app would have paid him $3.7 million, a mostly worthless and stupid app would have paid him $4.4 million...
Sonos CEO behind disastrous app exits with $1.9 million severance
Frustrated users think Spence’s removal is “well deserved.”…
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
Opioid settlement turns tragic when Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen dies laughing after his daughter asks if the settlement will affect his $360 million in Kroger shares and nearly $20M in annual compensation:
Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit—‘This massive grocery chain…allowed the fire of addiction to spread’
The state will use the settlement money to combat an addiction that has ravaged communities.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
What type of greeting card do I buy for a patriarchy where 0.8% of CEOs are women?
Women in Asia are slowly starting to break through historic barriers to the top of the corporate world
The new Most Powerful Women Asia list spotlights 100 women who are breaking the glass ceiling.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
2030 headline: "Nearly 3 of every 5 job postings are still partially real, study says"
1 of every 5 job postings is actually fake, study says
The epidemic of "ghost jobs" spells bad news for job seekers
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
Zuck cautioned any masculine panic by saying AI would only steal jobs from the gays, the blacks, and human women:
Zuckerberg Announces Plans to Automate Facebook Coding Jobs With AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company will likely release an AI model that acts as a "midlevel engineer" this year.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
saladgame.bsky.social
His two favorite books were "The Great 976:1 CEO Pay Ratio Gatsby" and "Pretending Systemic Racism Is Not Terrible 3 Years After Pretending Systemic Racism Is Terrible For Dummies"
Walmart's CEO shares the 10 books that shaped his year
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's reading list covers a wide range of interests, including up-and-coming technology.
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
In other news, acorn blindsided by oak tree's decision to let it fall to the ground:

fortune.com/2025/01/13/m...
Meta’s oversight board blindsided by Zuckerberg's decision to relax hate speech restrictions
Meta’s elimination of fact-checking lends the impression that it is caving to U.S. political pressure days before Donald Trump takes office, according to Michael McConnell.
fortune.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
Emperors Zuck and Musk criticized the action as "something a lady named Julie or Samantha would do" and also said "there is no place in our society for decisions that benefit the greater society":

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
He also said corporations named "Julie" and "Samantha” especially suck:

www.foxbusiness.com/media/mark-z...
Mark Zuckerberg praises benefits of 'masculine energy', calls corporate America 'culturally neutered'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently announced major policy overhauls for the company, discussed the corporate world's approach to masculinity and what he thinks needs to change.
www.foxbusiness.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
Hey @aoc.bsky.social, I love this: www.alternet.org/ocasio-corte....
For the rest of us, let's start holding directors accountable! The alternative democracy of corporate board elections is the perfect place for anti-oligarchic dissent! Here's free data to get started: freefloatanalytics.com
Inside AOC's plan for Dems to go after corporations — especially those tied to Trump
WASHINGTON — After losing the White House and Senate in November, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says the Democratic Party needs a facelift. And she’s volunteering for the role as she challenges...
www.alternet.org
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
Doesn't the concept of "going into the shadows" imply some level of guilt? Solving problems in the open might be a better strategy than hiding from our angry stakeholders: futurism.com/unitedhealth...
UnitedHealth Is Asking Journalists to Remove Names and Photos of Its CEO From Published Work
In the wake of Brian Thompson's murder, the UnitedHealth is now asking journalists to remove or obscure photos of its CEOs' names and faces.
futurism.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:48 PM
saladgame.bsky.social
As a pacifist, I use the following free resource to gather data on fighting the oligarchy: freefloatanalytics.com. Vote them out. Or buy something different.
Free Float Analytics
freefloatanalytics.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM