Hmemes·MemesbyHiddenLayer5 My only regret is that this joke gets closer to reality every year.View original on lemmy.ml541Comments9Reply
jjonne replyinfosec.pubYep, the guy was frozen in the 1980s, IIRC. That's when neoliberalism really kicked off and stuff like this started to happen.14Reply
BBartsBigBugBag lemmy.tf1Hide 1 replyIt was reality when this aired. Skeevy business man prioritizing personal gain over societal well-being has been a part of the American fabric for decades. This specific archetype dates back at least to the 80s.20Reply
KidsTryThisAtHome replylemmy.worldRight? I mean, there's a reason the joke worked when it aired the first time lol6Reply
DDecentralizeTheWorld lemmy.whynotdrs.orghttps://franknez.com/nwbo-stock-citadel-chooses-to-profit-from-cancer-drug-company/ It’s actively happening. These asshole will do anything to steal money17Reply
samus12345 replylemmy.worldThis quote is from an episode in 2002 about a guy from the 80s. Pointing this shit out ain't new.9Reply
TheKingBee replylemmy.worldSo leveraged buyouts which take productive companies saddle them with debt and then strip them of their assets are just a doomer fever dream?6Reply
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My only regret is that I have boneitis
That's the world we live in...
Yep, the guy was frozen in the 1980s, IIRC. That's when neoliberalism really kicked off and stuff like this started to happen.
It was reality when this aired. Skeevy business man prioritizing personal gain over societal well-being has been a part of the American fabric for decades. This specific archetype dates back at least to the 80s.
Right? I mean, there's a reason the joke worked when it aired the first time lol
https://franknez.com/nwbo-stock-citadel-chooses-to-profit-from-cancer-drug-company/
It’s actively happening. These asshole will do anything to steal money
Doomer shit lives here.
This quote is from an episode in 2002 about a guy from the 80s. Pointing this shit out ain't new.
So leveraged buyouts which take productive companies saddle them with debt and then strip them of their assets are just a doomer fever dream?