Guess we can indirectly measure the maximum value of a human life - turns out I could buy several with my walking around money.

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[–] 224 points 2 years ago (12 children)

So assassinating CEOs is good for the stock market? Hmm.

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  • [–] 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Given how much CEOs are leaches on companies, it should be true as long as they don't replace the CEO.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Jokes aside, it's almost certainly because the algorithms tell them that press mentions=interest=buy

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's a mission exactly like this in GTA V, you kill the LifeInvader CEO and watch the stock market go brrrrr

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    I really liked that one, it was soooo fucked though (no spoilers, but let's just say it's a bit mind blowing). It lead to similar side missions where you got to do that to others, too.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You know how expensive CEOs are? Huge expense suddenly gone.

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  • [–] 155 points 2 years ago

    We've been sacrificing underpaid workers, labourers and academics alike, to the stock market for years with such small returns. A single CEO is sacrificed and the line skyrockets.

    We've been targeting the wrong people.

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  • [–] 95 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You know how people like to satirize the stock market by claiming it runs on blood?

    We're living in a satire.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago

    He died doing what he loved... Hurting people during the exact worst moments of their entire lives, but through layers of obfuscation so he could treat people like widgets.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago

    One CEO down, only a few thousand more to go.

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    follow the money

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Its actually way down now. That line jump is from Thompson selling his stocks before getting his claim denied. One of the reasons people suspected it being a hired hit (which I doubt).

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No Christmas bonus this year.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    .world gonna ban the New York Stock Exchange now.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    As much as I'm rooting for this meme, the spike was very brief and the stock has been falling consistently over the last day 😔

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Hmm, what has the bigger effect on stock market: firing 1000s of workers or shooting a CEO?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    BEHOLD! THE MARKET HAS SPOKEN! LET IT BE SO! GO FORTH AND SERVE YOUR MASTER!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Let me get a gun and some Tesla stocks

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    When did Wallstreet get so based?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    You know people keep saying this event is unifying everyone, didn’t realize it could mean the rich as well.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Something something something, fiduciary duty.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Well, explaining the noise is a game that can be played here too...

    Everybody seems intent on doing it, why not us?

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