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Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Labor keeps the world running. Labor makes the discoveries. Labor invents.

Capitalism just holds the resources hostage from labor, allowing access to ill gotten resources in exchange for almost everything they produce, rinse and repeat.

You swoon over con-men.

[–] HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I’m not fully abreast of Ballmer’s dealings, but I know he’s spending a shit ton on pro basketball:

One can judge the utility of such ventures, but it’s undeniable that capital is being used (not held hostage) and jobs being created. It takes a lot of people to build a stadium.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft laid off 16,000 people in 2023 alone. How many pro basketball jobs did he create in return?

[–] HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ballmer’s not on either of those lists. Not sure how you can put those layoffs on him.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

He owns a 4% stake in the company. He could easily have used his sway to prevent layoffs.