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I know of no less than 7 separate things I'd lose myself into

Consider yourself lucky then. Privileged even. Money is not the only privilege there is.

Happy no, but he didn't fire them because he had to. He fired them because that's what's expected of a CEO, maximizing shareholder value.

You know, he could have fired 11k instead of 12k. I'm sure he sleeps just fine and would have also been okay with 15k.

It's like a murderer saying:

"I don't regret what I did, I don't think it was wrong, I would do it again, I haven't been caught BUT I take full responsibility for the death of the victim."

You think executives had to watch TikTok videos to know what's going on in their companies? I mean they allowed this to happen. It's not the fault of the employees. And of course these videos don't show reality, they cut out the boring parts (the desk work).

Is this possible in the US? In many European countries you couldn't do that unless one of the companies employs you "unofficially" (thus breaking labor and tax laws).

The tax situation also obviously depends on the investors' tax residence. For example in Switzerland, private investors don't have to pay taxes on capital gains. And many countries have a flat tax for dividends and don't consider them income. But then dividends are often additionally taxed at the source, even though you can reclaim it in some cases.

I only have a case so that the iPhone cameras don't stick out and I can lay it flat on the table without wobble.

I know other people who have it because they want better grip or they just want to customize the looks of their phone. Protection is not always the #1 reason.

The "George Bush doesn’t care about black people" incident was in 2005. Not saying that was a manic episode, but it certainly could have been.