Comment on Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing | CNN Business
AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 10 months agoLabor keeps the world running. Labor makes the discoveries. Labor invents.
Capitalism just holds the resources hostage from labor in exchange for almost everything.
You swoon over con-men.
HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m not fully abreast of Ballmer’s dealing, but I know he’s spending a shit ton on pro basketball:
time.com/…/former-microsoft-ceo-buys-clippers-2-b…
nba.com/…/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-closes-dea…
cnbc.com/…/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-announces…
variety.com/…/steve-ballmer-la-clippers-clippervi…
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 10 months ago
Microsoft laid off 16,000 people in 2023 alone. How many pro basketball jobs did he create in return?
HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-memb…
news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-memb…
Ballmer’s not on either of those lists. Not sure how you can put those layoffs on him.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
He owns a 4% stake in the company. He could easily have used his sway to prevent layoffs.