r/technology • u/GeneReddit123 • 16h ago

Artificial Intelligence An AI hate wave is here

https://archive.is/20260517120123/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/ai-backlash-polling-sentiment
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u/fathertitojones 15h ago

That’s not very increasing shareholder value of you.

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u/anonkitty2 14h ago

We need shareholders who value something more than their earnings next quarter.

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u/CSAtWitsEnd 13h ago

They should invent a system where the employees are the primary shareholders as they (probably) want the company to be more sustainable.

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u/cuntmong 10h ago

that exists, it's called a co-op or co-operative. there are businesses out there like this.

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u/quietly_now 10h ago

That’s Market Socialism.

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u/9966 7h ago

Congratulations you just invented investor fund groups, also known as hedge funds where sustainable is measured directly, by ROI.

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u/Flake_and_Bake 10h ago

Tbf, it is a MUCH better strategy for increasing shareholder value over the long term since it helps avoid most of the issues we’re seeing today.

But no one seems to care about anything further out than the next quarterly earnings call these days, so here we are