In the end, everyone falls in line. It's interesting that the more successful and wealthy you become, the more expensive it is to have principles. No working billionaire can afford to. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... - ThreadSky

downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social • 77 days ago

In the end, everyone falls in line. It's interesting that the more successful and wealthy you become, the more expensive it is to have principles. No working billionaire can afford to.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/donald-trump-ceos-corporate-influence-second-term-df1455f7?st=kBU5dd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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domby.bsky.social•77 days ago

going down an unprincipled path

katydidwm.bsky.social•77 days ago

It’s true. It’s not right, but it’s true. At the end of the day billionaires care more about staying billionaires than principles.

es-pivots.bsky.social•77 days ago

Too bad, hoping their "let em eat cake" moment is coming.

ohheybuddy.bsky.social•77 days ago

As Bruce Lee once said, "Be like water, my friend."

swtrguy.bsky.social•77 days ago

RKF had to eat the Big Mac!

estebanenchilada.bsky.social•77 days ago

I know money and special interests have always worked their way into politics, but it didn’t used to be so shameless. It’s gone from behind closed doors to media spectacle.

paulriz504.bsky.social•77 days ago

When Musk starts talking about cutting Medicaid or SSI Disability to pay for tax cuts they will remember why the billionaire class went through so much trouble to staff the Supreme Court with their people.

jonosaka.bsky.social•77 days ago

True. But, make no mistake, Trump and the Republicans officially become "the Establishment" next January. And the current zeitgeist is clearly "Anti-establishment". There is popularity to be farmed there and money to be made. You're literally posting on a platform that benefits from it.

znabal.bsky.social•77 days ago

please excuse the outdated vocab, but...
Having billions of dollars doesn't seem to set a man free, instead it turns him into a p*&&^y

sal52.bsky.social•77 days ago

Unfortunately, you’re right on Josh. Glad I don’t have to compromise my ethics and principles for the sake of my business or others. The game is nasty but will always be played.

adamsullivan.bsky.social•77 days ago

‘The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.’
– Marcus Aurelius

At least we know the ones who fail this test.

1obliviousdork.bsky.social•77 days ago

Morals and principles don't matter. Just pray to the Almighty dollar and Bitcoin lol

revenus.bsky.social•77 days ago

From a perspective, these CEOs have a fiduciary responsibility to "play the game".

gitrithm.bsky.social•77 days ago

Can we have a little sympathy for the working billionaire?

downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social•77 days ago

they do have constituents who rely on them to not be at odds with a vindictive administration for the next four years. Employees, for starters. Shareholders. Creditors. Customers. There are lots of people to answer to if you run a large organization and get this moment wrong. Gotta play the game.

mps75.bsky.social•77 days ago

Patagonia seems like a good counter example

boscothecat.bsky.social•77 days ago

The answer to what's happening is....

Tar
Feathers
And pitchforks

This is nothing new

roberto-gee.bsky.social•77 days ago

Not everyone Josh.

knava12.bsky.social•76 days ago

I think ‘working’ is the key term. Tom from MySpace got his fortune and pursued what he wanted to do. Bezos and Zuckerberg? Nope.

mdbaccardax.bsky.social•77 days ago

The Journal spelled “weak” incorrectly …

werunscotland.bsky.social•77 days ago

I think these CEOs are all familiar with this set of images and they are fully aware this is not unique for the settings. Your wording @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social is bang on as always but the question is who's positioned to be on the right side and who are the people who gather on the left.

bimbelon.bsky.social•77 days ago

Who will be seen as the Krupps and I.G. Farbens 90 years from today?

bodhi-ex-president.bsky.social•77 days ago

Buffett and Munger(RIP) managed to avoid this trap.

paulriz504.bsky.social•77 days ago

Companies go where they think the power lies. Once he starts doing across the board tariffs Trump will be about as popular as herpes.

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