Not like that!

Simply use dating apps that want you to never finish using them.

Several layers of OK, since it's a made up story about a boyfriend pretending.

In that case it might be more constructive to say "There is no place that's good for just meeting people. You need to appear to want something else."

That sounds much less organic and believable.

9/11 blew up all our advertising talent

One of the few ways in which I pity billionaires.

"People are getting killed by AIDS! We need to do something about this!"

"Actually most of them just have HIV, which on its own kills nobody."

As you get older, you get better at recognizing when someone is just arguing to jerk themselves off. And if you're really trying to change things, then your time is best spent on people who will listen.

everyone below the owner is incentivised to help the owner increase productivity since the owner ultimately decides if they are fired or get raises and bonuses

I'm addressing this claim here. If increased productivity doesn't increase compensation, then there's no incentive to help the owner increase productivity. This year in particular we saw a lot of layoffs by profitable businesses! The productivity increases we have seen can be more easily attributed to technological advancement than increasingly motivated employees.

Imagine how much more productive we'd be if everyone actually had any reason to give a shit about their company. Because most of us certainly do not.

Unfortunately it's even broader - any government spending is now socialism. So bailing out banks is "socialism for the rich", even though it's neither social ownership nor for social welfare.